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Caramelized Vegetable Quesadillas

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Ok friends, these Caramelized Veggie Quesadillas are something else! When I taught cooking classes this recipe was raved about, and you’re about to see why.
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Three Caramelized Vegetable Quesadillas stacked on a small plate

Caramelized Vegetable Quesadillas:Muy Rico!

These quesadillas are filled with sweet caramelized bell peppers, shallots, corn and black beans. “Caramelizing” vegetables simply means you cook them slowly, as the moisture inside the vegetables evaporates their natural sugars intensify making them sweeter. And if all the vegetables inside the quesadilla weren’t enough we are topping them with more!

Caramelized Vegetable Quesadillas with black beans on colorful plate

The Salsas and Guac!

To top these gorgeous quesadillas you can choose between traditional Pico de Gallo, mango salsa and chunky guacamole…or make all three. Fresh salsas and guacamole add flavor, color and healthful nutrients to any meal. They are quick and easy to make and the salsas taste even better the next day.

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Look How Beautiful These Quesadillas Are!

Look at that melted cheese, those sweet caramelized vegetables and those fiber rich black beans. Delicious!

 

Caramelized Vegetable Quesadillas on colrful plate

 

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The Recipes: Caramelized Veggie Quesadillas 

What you need: a cast iron grill pan or Anolon Tri-Ply Clad 12” Deep Ground Grill Pan.  As always, you need a good knife, I use the 8″ Wusthof Ikon Chef’s knife
To top these gorgeous quesadillas you can choose between traditional Pico de Gallo, mango salsa and chunky guacamole…or make all three.

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Caramelized Veggie Quesadillas

Roasting the veggies ahead brings a LOT of flavor to a simple meal. Recipes for salsas and guacamole linked in blog post above.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword kid-friendly recipes, weeknight dinner
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author Linda Spiker

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons Olive oil
  • 8 shallots, peeled and sliced
  • 1 orange or yellow sweet bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 red sweet bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 cob fresh white or yellow corn, kernels cut off cob
  • ¼ cup black Beans
  • Sea salt Pepper
  • 1 lb cheddar or jack cheese, shredded or sliced
  • 1 Tablespoon balsamic glaze
  • 8 Tortillas (gluten free peeps use gluten free tortillas)

Instructions

Vegetable Prep:

  • Peel. chop/slice all veggies and grate cheese.
  • Place a large pan on cooktop on medium heat. Add olive oil. When pan and oil are hot add shallots and bell peppers. Saute till peppers and onions are nicely browned, about 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally. The key to caramelizing veggies is patience. Don’t rush them. 
  • When onions and peppers are nicely browned add corn and beans and cook 3 more minutes. Sprinkle with sea salt, freshly ground pepper and remove from heat. Drizzle with a tablespoon of balsamic glaze and stir.

Quesadilla Prep:

  • Place a pan or skillet on cooktop on medium heat. Place tortilla on pan sprinkle half the tortilla with desired amount of cheese and top with desired amount of veggies. Fold the tortilla over and heat until cheese is melted and tortilla starts to brown. Flip tortilla. Remove when the second side is crispy. Serve with traditional salsa or our chunky guacamole.

 

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  1. Oh My! These Caramelized Vegetable Quesadillas look awesome! I love caramelized vegetables, especially onions, sooo delicious! I can’t wait to try this! Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe

  3. Quesadillas, or “cheese triangles” as my kids call them, are a favorite at our house! I love all the veggies stuffed in these! Stopping by via Blogger’s Alliance over on Facebook… and pinning! 🙂

  5. These look delicious! I love quesadillas.

    I’ve also made a mango salsa, but you have some additional/different ingredients that I should try.

    Thanks for sharing all these recipes.

  6. Your dishes are always so colorful! That’s one of my favorite things about you – because you’re a girl after my own heart. I’m pointing my readers to your mango and traditional salsas with your permission for my Simple Solutions Series for May that publishes on 5/5/14. =)

  10. 5 stars
    LOVE all of these recipes! LOVE caramelized veggies.. especially onions.. I make all of these.. to be sure that they don’t look as artistic as your little masterpieces.. but they are so good too… What’s not to love about mango salsa? Feliz 5 de Mayo amiga.

  11. I can’t believe May is around the corner! I love Mexican food, so these recipes make my mouth water. I haven’t had mango salsa, so I think I need to give it a try!

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