Sheet Pan Quesadillas

Sheet Pan Quesadillas

from togetherasfamily.com
40 min
12 servings

Oven Baked Sheet Pan Quesadillas are the easiest way to make quesadillas for your family or a large group! Ground beef, salsa, taco seasoning, flour tortillas, and lots of shredded cheese are baked between two sheet pans for that iconic golden crispy exterior.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 can (15 oz) black beans (drained & rinsed)
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 1 packet taco seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
  • 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 8 large flour tortillas (burrito size)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 425° F. Spray a cookie sheet/half sheet pan with sides (13”x18”) with cooking spray. Set aside for later.* Note : You will need two half sheet pans (aka - cookie sheets) for this recipe

  2. 2

    In a skillet pan, over medium high heat, cook and crumble the ground beef until no longer pink. Drain excess grease.

  3. 3

    Add in the black beans, salsa, taco seasoning, and light brown sugar. Stir and let it simmer for about 10 minutes, on medium low heat, for all the flavors to develop and to thicken.

  4. 4

    While the meat is simmering lay 6 of the tortillas around the edges of the prepared cookie sheet. Make sure that the tortillas overlap each other and are hanging halfway over the edge of the cookie sheet, leaving a gap in the center of the pan. Place another tortilla in the center of the cookie sheet where the gap was.

  5. 5

    Evenly spread the meat mixture over the tortillas. Sprinkle with the cheese.

  6. 6

    Place the final tortilla in the middle on top of the cheese. Starting at either side of the sheet pan, carefully but tightly fold the tortilla over the meat and cheese toward the center. Repeat with all the overhang of the tortillas.

  7. 7

    Press another cookie sheet on top of the folded tortillas. This helps the tortillas not come unfolded while baking.

  8. 8

    Cook for 20 minutes. Remove the second cookie sheet on top, and bake the quesadillas for 5 more minutes.

  9. 9

    Let cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before cutting into 12 squares.* It's easiest to use a pizza cutter for this

  10. 10

    Serve a square piece of quesadilla with your favorite toppings like sour cream, shredded cheese, chopped green onion or cilantro, guacamole, etc.