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breakfast quesadilla

Breakfast quesadilla with egg and spinach

A delicious breakfast quesadilla with eggs and spinach, made in 25 minutes or less!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Courses
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8
Calories 375 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large tortillas
  • 8-12 eggs (2-3 eggs per tortilla)
  • 1 cup of baby spinach
  • 1 cup of shredded cheese eg. cheddar, gruyère, emmental, etc.
  • 4-6 pieces of smoked ham (optional)
  • Pinch of salt and pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder

For the sauce

  • 1.5 cups of sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons of paprika
  • 2 tablespoons of garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoon of dried basil
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh parsley
  • 1 tablespoon of juice from freshly squeezed lemon
  • pinch of salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Place all the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl and mix together.
  • In a small bowl, break 3 eggs and mix together along with a pinch of salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  • Place a large pan on low heat.
  • Once the pan is warm, pour the egg mixture onto the pan and spread it across so that it cooks evenly for about 5 minutes until it starts to firm up.
  • Once the omelette base looks firm on the pan side (but still moist on the top-face side), sprinkle the top of the egg with cheese.
  • Place the tortilla flat on top of the cheese and omelette, and press down lightly on each corner for about 2 minutes.
  • Turn the stove off, and flip the whole tortilla onto a plate, with the cheese and omelette side facing up.
  • Spread some of the sour cream mixture across the omelette.
  • Place some of the baby spinach across on one half of the tortilla, and add any optional ingredients like smoked ham, etc.
  • Fold the tortilla in half.
  • On a stove top on low-medium heat, place the tortilla back in the pan for about 5-7 minutes, flipping every so often.
  • Once tortilla looks sufficiently cooked, put it in a place and cut into 4 pieces.
  • Repeat for the remaining quesadillas.
  • Serve while warm.

Notes

This recipe counts 1/2 breakfast quesadilla per person, but you can adjust quantities as you wish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 375kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 21gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 323mgSodium: 547mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3g

Please note: We are not certified nutritionists and these estimates written and produced for entertainment purposes only.