Even on busy nights, I like for our family to sit down together for dinner. We always have fun together sharing stories from our day, laughing, and relaxing. It is my favorite part of the day and I don’t like to skip it, if it can be helped. Sometimes, I make dinner on busy nights by pulling out a precooked meal from the freezer or creating a leftover buffet, but occasionally life intervenes and my quiet afternoon turns into a hectic evening. Then I have to be creative on the fly.
I have a few go-to dinners that I can put on the table in about 15 minutes. Pasta with Vegetables and Alfredo Sauce, Tacos, Taco Salad, Scrambled Eggs, and Stir-Fry are a few that come to mind, but nothing is faster than quesadillas! I can make quesadillas in under 10 minutes – start to finish. And the best part? My children love them! In fact this evening, my daughter said, “This is a good way to get me to eat extra vegetables”.
This recipe is very flexible. Any combination of veggies will work, just make sure they are finely chopped or grated. Choose your favorite cheeses and your favorite salsa or picante sauce. I use corn tortillas primarily because they are naturally gluten-free. But they are also lower in calories and more flavorful than flour tortillas.
This recipe can easily be doubled. You can store the leftover quesadillas in the refrigerator for 2 –3 days and in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.
Vegetable-Cheese Quesadillas Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 corn tortillas
- 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup finely chopped broccoli
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1/4 cup salsa
Directions:
1. In a small bowl, combine cheeses, broccoli, carrots, and salsa. 
2. Heat tortillas in the microwave for one minute.
3. Spray or brush a skillet with olive oil.
4. Place 1/2 cup of the cheese mixture on a tortilla, spread out over one half of the of tortilla. Fold tortilla over the filling. 
5. Place quesadillas in skillet and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until tortillas are brown and cheese is melted.
Printable Recipe for Vegetable-Cheese Quesadillas
Vegetable-Cheese Quesadillas
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 corn tortillas
- 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup finely chopped broccoli
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1/4 cup salsa
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine cheeses, broccoli, carrots, and salsa.
- Heat tortillas in the microwave for one minute.
- Spray or brush a skillet with olive oil.
- Place 1/2 cup of the cheese mixture on a tortilla, spread out over one half of the of tortilla. Fold tortilla over the filling.
- Place quesadillas in skillet and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until tortillas are brown and cheese is melted.
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What are your favorite busy night dinner recipes?
Shana says
Oh I will have to try these. I love quesadillas and Blaze does too so maybe I could sneak some cauliflower in there or something.
Christy says
This is one of our quick dinners also, I usually use leftover shredded chicken and onions and peppers – but I love your all vegetable ones – I am going to try that next time! Thanks for sharing this with the Hearth and Soul Hop.
Dan says
broccoli and carrots in a quesadillas? That's a great idea! I might try to sell the idea to my kid!
Jill says
Thanks for stopping by and leaving me a sweet comment. I love visiting your blog, but I always leave hungry! LOL I just signed up via email since I couldn't find a google follow on here. These tortillas look really good!
Have a great day!!
Blessings,
Jill
a moderate life says
Hi Alea, I am so laughing because this is also one of my go to meals when the kids are home late from play practice or we are running around. I love them and they are actually very filling! Thanks so much for sharing as always your foodie love on the hearth and soul hop this week! Alex@amoderatelife
Amanda says
Yum, these sound great…I think we may be trying them VERY soon!!
Amanda says
Yum, these sound great…I think we may be trying them VERY soon!!
Elsa says
I make these as well. I usually use cauliflower, corn, cheddar cheese and cumin. Then I make a sour cream/cumin/lime dip for them. They are a great way to use veggies.
Elsa says
I make these as well. I usually use cauliflower, corn, cheddar cheese and cumin. Then I make a sour cream/cumin/lime dip for them. They are a great way to use veggies.
Brenda says
This is a fantastic idea! I can't believe I never thought of this, great way to make quesadillas healthier.
Lisa says
Yum! A quick dinner and I like that you added veggies!
Melynda says
Thank you for this post, eating dinner together is so important. I never put veggies in my Quesadillas, but what a good idea.