Cheeseburger Quesadillas are quick, fun, and finger lickin' good! This easy dinner recipe goes from fridge to table in under 30 minutes.
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Lincoln’s favorite food on the planet right now is burgers – he’d eat them every single night if he could but…everyone’s getting a little sick of burgers! These Cheeseburger Quesadillas though? Can’t get enough. They’re crispy, cheesy, and seriously irresistable.
We’ve been eating them on repeat over the past few weeks – they are such a treat!
Watch How to Make Them!
Cheeseburger Quesadillas
Browned ground beef is mixed with ketchup and mustard then layered in a tortilla with shredded cheddar cheese, your favorite burger toppings (I love diced onion and pickles), topped with MORE cheese, then crisped in a hot skillet. Want to add bacon? You should. Sauteed mushrooms? Go for it!
That said, I’m not including any ingredient measurements in the recipe card. No need! One component I am including specifics for is the Special Sauce you’ll want to smother each bite in. Cannot have burgers – in any form – without special sauce.
Best of all, we always have the ingredients to make Cheeseburger Quesadillas on hand so I can brown a pound of ground beef then quickly make these for lunch, dinner, or a late night snack (pairs well with wine, just saying) any time I want. SO GOOD! Let’s do this.
How to Make This Recipe
Start by adding browned ground beef to a bowl with ketchup and mustard. I like using a 2:1 ratio of ketchup to mustard but it’s totally up to you. One thing I will say is that you want the mixture to be more on the saucy vs dry side.
You can brown the ground beef in a skillet, or use my method for cooking ground beef like a restaurant. So good!
Heat a flat skillet or griddle over medium heat then spray with nonstick spray. Place a tortilla down (I like Mission gluten free tortillas,) then add a thin layer of shredded cheddar cheese, followed by the ground beef mixture.
Next add your favorite toppings. I went with lots of diced white onion and pickles.
Lastly, add another thin layer of shredded cheddar cheeseand top with another tortilla.
Cook until both sides are crisp then slide onto a cutting board, wait five minutes, and slice. Mix up the ingredients for the Special Sauce (recipe below) then DEVOUR. I hope you love this mouthwatering classic cheeseburger with a twist! Enjoy!
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Description
Cheeseburger Quesadillas are quick, fun, and finger lickin' good! This easy dinner recipe goes from fridge to table in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
makes 4 quesadillas
- ground beef, browned with salt and pepper then drained
- ketchup
- mustard
- gluten free tortillas (I like Mission brand)
- shredded cheddar cheese
- Toppings: chopped onions, chopped pickles, chopped bacon, etc.
- For the Special Sauce:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons ketchup
- 2 Tablespoons minced dill pickles
- 1 Tablespoon minced white onion
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
Directions
- For the Special Sauce: Add ingredients to a bowl then stir to combine. Can be made several days in advance.
- Add cooked ground beef to a bowl then add ketchup and mustard to taste (I usually go with 2 parts ketchup to 1 part mustard.) You'll want the mixture to be more "saucy" vs dry.
- Heat a flat griddle or skillet over medium heat then spray with nonstick spray. Place a tortilla onto the skillet then sprinkle on a thin layer of cheddar cheese followed by the ground beef mixture. Add desired toppings then sprinkle on another thin layer of cheese and place a tortilla on top.
- Once the tortilla on the bottom has browned, flip then continue cooking until the second tortilla has browned. Remove quesadilla to a cutting board then let cool for 5 minutes before slicing with a pizza cutter. Serve with Special Sauce.
- Leave a comment and star rating if you loved the recipe! Thank you for considering!
Notes
- This recipe was originally published in 2015 and included a dash of worcestershire sauce in the ground beef mixture, which you may add if you like. Or, use my method for cooking ground beef like a restaurant.
This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
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Molly 06.05.2024 And amounts on the ingredients would be helpful
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- Patrick Stephens 05.16.2024
The video link isn’t working, it seems with all the toppings it would be hard to flip.
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- Kristin 05.17.2024
Hey Patrick! Could you tell me what you mean by the video link isn’t working? Thanks!
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- Molly 06.05.2024
Yes the video shows about 5 seconds of the recipe and then all commercials. Painfully slow loading for no content
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- Jo 05.13.2024
I would like to make a batch to freeze for a friend who just had a baby. Can I do this, and if yes, how would you heat up?
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- Kristin 05.14.2024
Hi Jo! I haven’t tried freezing a quesadilla before so I’m not sure how it would turn out once thawed then reheated. I’m so sorry I can’t be of more help in this area!
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- IleneG 05.07.2024
I made these once on Mission GF; very tasty but a bit hard to flip over… Since we liked them so much, I decided to buy 6″ WHITE CORN TORTILLA wraps at Aldi’s (30 count/$2.25), which are much easier to work with and have the same texture and taste.I brown all the tortillas on both sides, keep them warm in my toaster oven, then work with one at a time to fill, fold over and “pin” with a tooth pick, then put back in the toaster oven to keep warm… PERFECT SIZE TO HANDLE – No fuss or mess… Definitely a quick dinner – so many variations to create…Thank you for this GREAT recipe.
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- Kristin 05.10.2024
Wohoo!! So glad you’re able to put your own spin on this recipe!! Thank you so much for your feedback and recipe rating!
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- joanne edmonds 04.10.2024
I want to make these for a pre-school 4-5yrs.old
can I make them and they heat them in an oven??????Reply
- Kristin 04.11.2024
Hi Joanne! Yes, that would be fine!
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- IleneG 05.07.2024
I would say definitely…. I make them and keep them warm in the oven until “dinner is served”…
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- Paula Daubach 04.06.2024
Please send free recipe book. Looks good!
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- Daniel 03.04.2024
This looks yummy
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- Kristin 03.05.2024
Thanks Daniel! I hope you get a chance to try it!!
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- Soo 01.13.2024
Good recipe. I can’t flop a whole tortilla so I fill one half, add the cheese, fold it over so it’s a crescent. Make 2 same amount! Thank you.
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- Kristin 01.16.2024
Perfect hack! I’m terrible at flipping tortillas too and use this method also. ;)
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- James 08.19.2024
Perfect
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- nan 11.20.2023
trying this tonight!
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- Kristin 11.21.2023
I hope you loved them, Nan!
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- Lori 03.09.2023
This was AMAZING! I had low expectations because it seemed so simple…but then I took my first bite dipped in the special sauce… and WOW! This is definitely going on heavy rotation in our house. Thank you! ????
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