Sheet-Pan Quesadillas

Add a little leftover rotisserie chicken and you have a family meal in about 10 minutes. And don’t use pre shredded cheese, it doesn’t melt the same.

A cute trick: spray the sheet pan w/Pam before adding oil to the pan. It will allow the oil to spread easier and thinner. Other Comments: 1. I'd suggest that you spray what will be the outside of the quesadillas w/Pam too. It will allow both sides to crisp a bit more. 2. Flip them and cook a bit more to make them more crisp. If you object to Pam (or other aerosol sprays), you can use a hand sprayer w/avocado or whatever oil you want to use.

Appreciate the simplicity, especially using the tortilla to spread the oil. Thank you!

Add tempeh with barbecue sauce.

One way I saw to do something similar while working at a restaurant was to put parchment paper over the quesadilla and place another sheet tray on top. No need to flip the quesadilla then.

I had to look up "comal" to even know what it was. Obviously, someone who uses their grandmother's comal daily is going to continue to do so -- but for those of us who have no room to store specialty cookware, buying a comal for the occasional quesadilla is the epitome of culinary gentrification.

Put fresh fish filets in the oven first for 5 minutes on baking paper-separate pan. Sprinkled w/s and p and chili powder....then drizzle of olive oil Then 2nd 5 min added the tortillas with a little cheese. Made a chopped salad w/baby romaine, grape tomatoes and chopped cucumbers. Lime juice. folded in tortilla w/fish. Messy and Delicious!

First time, made as written. Delicious and so quick for the two of us. This method lends itself to so many possibilities. On the second try, used two sheet pans and 4 of us were able to eat something crispy at the same time. This time sprayed avocado oil, added corn tortillas, topped w/ leftover bean chili, then grated cheddar cheese. Cooked, then added a dollop of sour cream, folded over & cooked another 2 min. Added lettuce and salsa. Maybe not a quesadilla, but very tasty. And quick!

Delicious, more or less made following the recipe. Easily veganized by using plant-based cheese. Added refried beans, which as another commenter suggests indeed cut down on the amount of cheese required, adding also some diced red and green peppers along with the corn. The toppings (for me: avocado, white onion, cilantro, salsa, vegan sour cream) really make the dish extra good.

The recipe is not clear about how much decorative food you have to throw on the sheet pan so your pan can be adequately messy for the picture.

Thanks Eric - simple but so delicious and quick for an after work/ school dinner! You rock (and so does this recipe!)

4/3/24 - Delicious! Sprayed pans w/ Pam before putting oil in (following a note posted) & was easy to spread oil. 6 1/2” tortillas so used 2 pans (& 2 ovens). Inside - 4 oz. frozen shredded turkey, mozzarella shredded w/ a little cheddar, chopped yellow onion, frozen corn, a little paprika & chili (which I had). When I returned the tortillas to the oven, I turned them over. Served with chopped yellow onion, tomato salsa, pineapple salsa, sliced avocados. Crispy & delicious!!!

Just use whatever cast iron pan or griddle you have on hand. Less mess and more traditional. BTW a comal is just a round cast iron griddle.

If you have a soggy quesadilla after cooking it in a pan, you're not doing it right.