Sheet Pan Quesadillas
Crispy flour tortillas filled with seasoned ground beef, black beans, and cheese, baked on a sheet pan for easy preparation and delicious layered flavors.
Equipment
- 2 18×13-inch sheet pans one lightly sprayed with nonstick cooking spray
- 1 large skillet
Ingredients
- 1½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 bell pepper seeded and diced
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1½ teaspoons chili powder
- 1½ teaspoons cumin
- 1½ teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 15 ounces black beans drained and rinsed
- 2.25 ounces sliced black olives drained and rinsed
- ½ cup salsa
- 8 large flour tortillas burrito size
- 3 cups Colby and Monterey Jack cheese shredded
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- Sour cream for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Lightly spray one of two 18×13-inch sheet pans with nonstick cooking spray.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, add bell pepper and onion, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add ground beef and minced garlic to the skillet, cook until beef is browned.
- Drain excess fat from the meat mixture.
- Return meat to skillet and stir in chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, black beans, olives, and salsa.
- Arrange 6 flour tortillas overlapping around the edges of the sprayed sheet pan, letting them hang halfway over the edges and leaving the center open.
- Place 1 tortilla in the center gap of the pan.
- Evenly spread the meat mixture over the tortillas on the pan.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese over the meat then sprinkle sliced green onions on top.
- Cover with the final tortilla on top.
- Fold the edges of the tortillas tightly towards the center from either side of the pan.
- Place the second sheet pan on top of the folded tortillas to keep edges secure during baking.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the top sheet pan and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
- Allow quesadilla to cool slightly before cutting into servings.
- Serve warm with sour cream if desired.
Notes
- Prepare ground beef and vegetables ahead and refrigerate until ready to assemble.
- Use a pizza cutter for easy slicing into portions.