This recipe was developed by me for STAR Fine Foods. All opinions are 100% my own – I love their products and use them all the time!
Three weeks post dental surgery, my friends. Soft foods have been my life. I daydream about ribs. And potato chips. Hold me.
The good news is, I can make my favorite pancakes and scones without looking up the recipe. Because I. Know. Them. By. Heart. Now.
Been roasting up a lot of vegetables, too. My new favorite thing to do, especially if I’m sautéing them, is to use half butter and half olive oil. This method works well with some soup and pasta dishes that have a cream base – I really love how it elevates the taste.
Well, STAR is way ahead of me and made a product that combines the two – butter and olive oil all in one. So smart. And check out this awesome contest they’ve got running if you make the switch!
I tried it out on these Quesadillas and it was perfect, giving the tortillas that extra crispness and flavor.
I actually served this breakfast for dinner – or Brinner!, as they say – to the kids one night when Paul was gone. I’ll definitely need to double the recipe next time.
Breakfast Quesadillas
Serves 2
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
• 2 tablespoons STAR Butter Olive Oil, divided
• 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup diced orange bell pepper
• 1 small jalapeño, diced (seeds removed)
• 1/2 cup diced sweet onion
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 cup colby jack cheese, divided
• 2 (8-inch ) flour tortillas
• salt and pepper
Directions
In a large non stick skillet, warm 1 tablespoon of the butter olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the bell peppers, jalapeño, and onion. Saute for 5 minutes until the vegetables are soft; season with salt and pepper. Add in the eggs, cook, stirring often, until the eggs are just set, about 1-2 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl and keep warm.
Brush one side of each tortilla with the remaining tablespoon of butter olive oil. On the un-oiled side, sprinkle half of the cheese, the egg mixture, followed by the remaining cheese, and topped with the 2nd tortilla, oiled side up.
Clean out the skillet with some paper towels and heat up again on medium-high. Once hot, place the quesadilla in the pan and let cook for a minute; check the underside to see if it’s browned and crispy; flip with a large spatula and cook the other side for 1-2 minutes until golden and cheese has melted.
Transfer to a cutting board and slice into 8 wedges. Serve with salsa and sour cream, if desired.
That’s my kind of quesadilla!
I’ve been really into the breakfast burrito lately…but why not turn it into the breakfast quesadilla! I mean, any excuse to eat more cheese, am I right?
I’ve been meaning to try a breakfast quesadilla. This looks perfect!
I have never had quesadillas for breakfast before! You definitely have got me wanting to make soon asap, these look so delicious and perfect to start my morning off with!
I swear my kids will eat just about anything in quesadilla form–it’s how I get them to happily eat leftovers. I’m loving the idea of a breakfast quesadilla!
I’d eat these for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
You’re almost there!! You’re almost to the point where you can have regular food again! What’s it going to be first? A sandwich with chips? Ribs? Crunchy Oreos? ;) But at least you’re coming up with some incredible soft foods in the process! Pinned!
I need to try breakfast quesadillas. I’m not a huge egg person but I think these would make me want them!
You had dental surgery? Poor thing. Food is my life, so I hate anything that gets in the way of that. Anyway, I usually do half butter, half olive oil myself when cooking and glad to hear Star combined it into one bottle! Now I can say my sticks of butter for baking ;)
my kids would eat brinner every night if I let them – and we LOVE egg quesadillas
i didn’t even know this existed!! I need to try this! And those quesadillas…… Perfection! I would love a bite or two right now!
Love!
sure looks good
I loves me some brinner! We had brinner earlier this week, bacon & eggs (over medium).
Oh, nice. I like to use half butter and half olive oil (for browning and flavor), so this is a great idea. And YUM, those quesadillas look like they belong in my hand.
I sometimes make breakfast burritos, but somehow never thought to make quesadillas! I love this idea. It looks delicious and I think I’m all over it tomorrow morning!
I think I actually have everything to make these. Like. Right. Now!
Half butter/half olive oil!!! Why didn’t I think of that!