Crispy Cheese & Egg Breakfast Quesadilla
A golden, crispy quesadilla stuffed with melted cheese, scrambled eggs, and sautéed peppers. Ready in 15 minutes for a satisfying, handheld breakfast.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 380
- Protein
- 16g
Ingredients
- 2 whole flour tortillas (8-inch)
- 3 whole eggs
- ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ medium bell pepper, diced
- 1.5 tbsp butter
- 1 pinch salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Heat 0.5 tbsp butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high until foaming.
- 2
Add diced pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, ~3 minutes.
- 3
Push pepper to the side. Add remaining butter and crack eggs into the pan.
- 4
Stir eggs gently, breaking the yolks and incorporating pepper, until soft curds form.
- 5
Season with salt and pepper. Transfer scrambled eggs to a plate.
- 6
Wipe skillet clean. Place one tortilla on the dry skillet over medium heat.
- 7
Sprinkle half the cheese on one half of the tortilla, then top with scrambled eggs.
- 8
Top eggs with remaining cheese and fold tortilla in half. Cook until golden, ~90 seconds.
- 9
Flip and cook the other side until golden brown and cheese fully melts, ~90 seconds.
- 10
Slide onto a cutting board and cut into two triangles. Repeat with second tortilla.
Tools you’ll need
- 10-inch nonstick or cast-iron skillet
- spatula
- cutting board
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