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Beefy Quesadillas with a Kick

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Beefy Quesadillas with a Kick are a great appetizer or snack. Add some rice and beans and you’ve got a tasty meal!

Beefy Quesadillas
Are you guys planning your menu for the Big Game Day?
There are lots of good recipes out there that are perfect for a Super Bowl party.
These quesadillas are easy and tasty and use Del Monte‘s new tomatoes. And they only use 5 ingredients! You can tweak them to your liking such as adding a cup of refried beans to the meat mixture or using shredded beef instead of ground beef.

Beefy Quesadillas with a Kick
 
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Ingredients
  • 10 inch flour tortillas
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 packet Taco Seasoning
  • 1 can Del Monte Petite Cut Tomatoes with Green Chiles
  • Shredded cheese of your choice (cheddar, Monterrey Jack, etc.)
Directions
  1. Cook the ground beef in a skillet until done.
  2. Add taco seasoning and ¾ C water.
  3. Stir until combined.
  4. Add tomatoes and stir.
  5. Heat through.
  6. Using a Quesadilla maker or a skillet, place one buttered tortilla, buttered side down in the skillet or Quesadilla maker and top with ½ C to ¾ C meat mixture.
  7. Spread within 2 inches of the edge of the tortilla.
  8. Sprinkle some cheese over the meat.
  9. Top with another buttered tortilla, buttered side up.
  10. Cook 3-5 minutes over medium heat until lightly browned.
  11. Cut into wedges.

 

Look at these new tomatoes…
  • The new Del Monte Southwestern-Style Petite Cut® Diced Tomatoes are the perfect way to spice up main dishes and snacking recipes
  • Del Monte canned tomatoes, fruits and vegetables contain the same essential nutrients as fresh varieties
  • The majority of Del Monte products are picked at the peak of ripeness and canned on the same day, to ensure nutrients and flavor are locked in

Comments

  12. I&#39;m going to make an appetizer I got from one of the gazillion food blogs I follow. You cook up some waffle fries, then top each with a teeny burger. Yummo! That&#39;s probably going to be dinner on the day of the &quot;big game.&quot;<br />Cheryl Newton

  14. I will be making salsa and other dips and chips and also sausage and cheese balls and chili with choice of toppings then desserts!

  24. I make chili and this looks like just the stuff to make it with; I didn&#39;t know that they had these.<br /><br />Just a note: The Rafflecopter calls me &#39;Margot&#39; since it is accessing my facebook where I am &#39;Margot Core&#39;; the Rafflecopter connects to this email: annazed10 (at) yahoo (dot) com<br /><br />

  29. This looks way good. Love the picture. I would love for you to come over to my link party going on now over at memoriesbythemile.com<br />Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile

  31. Hi! I saw this at Work it Wednesday and had to stop in–this is my kind of party food! Looks delicious. Pinning and sharing on google +

  33. I don&#39;t watch the game, but if I did, I&#39;d make some pizza for sure. I may make some that day, anyway. Any day is a good day for pizza. 😀

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