Mushroom Quesadilla

I love quesadillas! They are so tasty and you can make them in no time, using whatever ingredients you want. However, not everyone can make tasty quesadillas, I'm sorry to say. One of my neighborhood friends when I was younger insisted that you only need 2 tortillas, cheese, and a microwave. I'm sorry, but there's something about that crispy outside of restaurant quesadillas that is really necessary for good quesadillas.

To do that, you need a saucepan! And butter. Butter the outsides of your tortillas and they'll crisp up, like any restaurant variety. Mmmm. If you have any leftover ground beef or pulled pork, you can add this to the recipe, along with onions or bell peppers or whatever strikes your fancy. :) I went with simple today because I LOVE mushrooms. If you're going to use other veggies, be sure to cook them a little first, as they won't cook much inside the quesadilla. If you want to serve 2 people, just use 2 big tortillas, double the ingredients that go inside, and serve it in halves.

Mushroom Quesadilla

Serves 1

Ingredients

• 2 small flour tortillas
• 2-3 mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp. garlic salt
• margarine
• 1/2 c. shredded cheese (I usually use the mixed "Mexican" cheese you can get from the store)

Before you start:heat your pan up to medium heat on your stove.

Recipe

Melt about a tablespoon of margarine in a pan, then add mushrooms and garlic salt. Allow mushrooms to cook about 4 minutes per side, until they're browned and soft. Set mushrooms aside.


Butter both tortillas with margarine. Place one tortilla butter-side down in the pan, arrange the mushrooms on the tortilla, and top with cheese. Make sure to spread it evenly over the tortilla, leaving a little space around the edge of the tortilla for the cheese to melt and spread out. Top with the second tortilla, with the butter side facing out.


Cook for 5 minutes, or until cheese has started to melt and the bottom tortilla is golden-brown. Flip and cook the other side for 5 minutes, or until it is golden-brown. Remove from pan, cut into wedges and serve.

Thanks for reading and happy cooking!