Breakfast Quesadillas
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Breakfast Quesadillas make for a healthy and delicious breakfast, packed with flavor from some of my favorite ingredients.
Before I share with you this amazing recipe for my favorite breakfast quesadillas, I’d like to tell you why breakfast is my favorite meal. There are many many reasons, but here are just a few:
- Breakfast is the most important meal of the day
- It can include some of my favorite ingredients like bacon, cheese and eggs
- It’s a great opportunity to get your intake of fruits and veggies
- It gives you lots of energy to help you overcome your daily challenges
- Eating breakfast can lower cholesterol levels
- Last but not least, it’s amazingly delicious food!
So there are some of my reasons for eating and loving breakfast, what are yours?
These breakfast quesadillas are packed with flavor and delicious ingredients. Obviously you can put anything you want in a quesadilla, but these ones are made with lots of love, potatoes, red bell peppers, kabanos sausage, eggs, cheese and avocados. Avocados are my latest favorite ingredient to shove into a quesadilla. Kabanos sausage is a dry pork sausage, but if you don’t have this, don’t fret. You can use bacon (it’s a veggie), ground meat, or any sausage.
Can you say YUM? Can you think of a better way to start your day, besides with your significant other, these quesadillas, and good cup of coffee?
Not me, nope, not me!
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Breakfast Quesadillas
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Total: 35 mins
Serves: 8
Breakfast Quesadillas make for a healthy and delicious breakfast, packed with flavor from some of my favorite ingredients.
Ingredients
- 8 medium flour tortillas
- 6 eggs
- 2 links kabanos sausage sliced (optional, or can substitute with bacon)
- 2 avocados sliced
- 2 cups Mexican cheese blend shredded
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 3 medium potatoes diced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter unsalted
- 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp pepper or to taste
Optional toppings
- 1/4 cup salsa
- 1/4 cup sour cream
Instructions
- In a large skillet heat one tbsp of the olive oil and cook the onion and potatoes until potatoes are tender. Season with salt and pepper. Add red bell pepper and cook for another minute. Remove to a plate and set aside.
- Add the other tbsp of oil to the skillet and fry the sausage until lightly browned. Beat the eggs and pour over the sausage. Scramble the eggs around the skillet with a wooden spoon or spatula and cook until eggs are done. Remove to a plate and set aside.
- In the same skillet melt half tbsp of butter over medium heat then place a tortilla. Layer it with 1/4 cup cheese, 1/4 of the potato mixture, 1/4 of the egg/sausage mixture, slices from half an avocado and another 1/4 cup of cheese. Top with a second tortilla.
- Cook on both sides until golden brown, flipping carefully. Make sure the cheese has melted.
- Repeat with remaining tortillas and ingredients.
- Slice the quesadillas into 4 wedges using a pizza cutter, or a knife and serve with sour cream and salsa.
Recipe Notes
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 401kcal (20%)Carbohydrates: 23g (8%)Protein: 14g (28%)Fat: 28g (43%)Saturated Fat: 10g (63%)Cholesterol: 160mg (53%)Sodium: 590mg (26%)Potassium: 443mg (13%)Fiber: 4g (17%)Sugar: 3g (3%)Vitamin A: 1075IU (22%)Vitamin C: 25.2mg (31%)Calcium: 254mg (25%)Iron: 2.1mg (12%)
Julie Whitfield says
I made this recipe this morning for breakfast along with the strawberry and chocolate chip scones and they were both huge hits with my family. Kiddos loved them!! Thanks so much for sharing.
Ben says
YUM! Made these for a staff breakfast with my Hospitality class, great success! Next time I will try them with chorizo. Potatoes can be done in the oven with less oil, some garlic and rosemary worked well!
ALIAA says
I just tried this recipe for breakfast today and it was AMAZING!! So delicious and easy 😀 I didn’t add the potatoes though, I wasn’t sure if they would cook well, I’m sorry but I have a bad history with potatoes lol Thank you so much for sharing this recipe..I’ll be making it again this Sunday for more people!! Yaay 😀
jo says
You’re very welcome Aliaa, happy to hear you liked it. 🙂
JoAnn says
These look extremely yummy. Im not a breakfast person per say, but Ide certainly do breakfast with this! I could even low carb these by using low carb tortillas and omitting the potato! Can’t wait to make this! Thanks for sharing!
jo says
You’re welcome JoAnn, they are very versatile, so yeah you could try different variations. 🙂
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
These quesadillas look amazing, I bet they make a wonderful breakfast! Pinned so I can make them soo 😀
Heather @ French Press says
what a terrific breakfast idea! they look beautiful as well
jo says
Thanks Heather! 🙂