Birria Quesadillas Recipe
Got leftover Crock Pot Birria? Upgrade your leftovers, and learn how to make Birria Quesadillas! For this Beef and cheese quesadilla recipe, just pile on some juicy beef Birria, cheese, red onion, and jalapeños into crisp, buttery flour tortillas and serve them with Birria consome, and you've got a home-run leftovers dinner in a flash!
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 4 flour tortillas (I use 6")
- ½ cup leftover Crockpot Birria, tossed in cosome (see below for recipe link)
- ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar, Oaxaca, or mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoon finely diced red onion
- thinly sliced jalapeños, to taste
- 2 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- 1. On a sturdy board or platter, assemble bottom portions of quesadillas- add a layer of shredded cheese, followed by some leftover Crockpot Birria, then diced red onion and sliced jalapeños. 2. Melt butter in a medium nonstick frying pan over medium heat. 3. Once butter is melted, place one of the tortillas into the pan, tortilla side down, and cook for 3-4 minutes, until cheese starts to melt and bottom is golden brown. 4. Top with another flour tortilla, and carefully flip over. 5. Cook for 1-2 minutes more, until both sides are golden brown. 6. Remove to a cutting board and continue with second quesadilla, 7. Transfer second quesadilla to cutting board, and slice into triangles (3 slices for a 6” tortilla) and serve immediately with warmed consume, and sour cream, if desired.