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The Best Smash Burger Quesadilla Recipe

The Best Smash Burger Quesadilla Recipe

This smash burger quesadilla is my go-to when I want burger vibes without committing to a full burger situation.
It’s fast, uses barely any ingredients, and somehow feels way more fun than it should. Crispy tortilla, smashed beef, melty cheese.
Nothing fancy, nothing stressful, and very hard to mess up, which is honestly my favorite kind of cooking.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 220
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 ounces 95% lean ground beef
  • 1 Mission Carb Balance tortilla
  • 2 slices reduced-fat American cheese
  • salt pepper, and garlic powder

Method
 

  1. Roll the ground beef into two 3-ounce balls.
  2. Place one ball between two sheets of parchment paper. Use a frying pan to smash the burger. Repeat with the second ball of meat.
  3. Season burgers with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  4. Cook in a frying pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes per side (depending on how well you like your burger cooked).
  5. While the burgers are cooking, fold the tortilla in half, spray a frying pan with cooking spray, and cook the tortilla until it is golden on each side.
  6. During the last minute of cook time add the cheese to the burgers.
  7. Cut the tortilla in half and add one burger to each half.

Notes

This smash burger quesadilla isn’t fancy, and it doesn’t try to be. It’s quick, comforting, and forgiving,
which is basically what I want from most things in life. If it’s not perfect the first time, congrats.
You’re doing it right. That’s mostly what this blog is about anyway.