Description
These Tik Tok Famous Taco Quesadillas are a flavorful and fun twist on traditional quesadillas, featuring four distinct quadrants filled with refried beans, seasoned taco meat, creamy avocado, and melty cheese, all folded into a crispy, buttery tortilla triangle.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup taco meat (use leftovers or prepare taco meat using ground beef, turkey, or chicken with taco seasoning)
- 1 cup refried beans
- 1–2 cups grated jack or cheddar cheese
- 1 large avocado, lightly mashed
- 4 burrito-size flour tortillas (room temperature)
- 2–3 tablespoons salted butter or vegetable oil
Instructions
- Place a flour tortilla flat on your workspace. Use a sharp knife or kitchen scissors to make a single straight cut from the center of the tortilla to the edge, creating a dividing line. Rotate the tortilla so the cut line faces downward.
- Visualize the tortilla divided into four quadrants around the cut line. Quadrant 1 is the immediate left of the cut, and then moving clockwise to quadrants 2, 3, and 4.
- Spread about 1/4 cup of refried beans evenly over quadrant 1 to cover the entire area.
- Place about 1/4 cup of the seasoned taco meat, spreading it in a single layer to cover quadrant 2.
- Lightly mash and spread 1/4 of the avocado evenly in quadrant 3.
- Generously sprinkle 1/4 to 1/2 cup of grated jack or cheddar cheese over quadrant 4, ensuring good coverage.
- Starting with quadrant 1, flip it up onto quadrant 2, then continue folding clockwise, creating a compact triangle. The beans on quadrant 1 will help keep the fillings in place.
- In a medium saucepan, melt a small amount of butter over medium heat. Carefully lift the folded quesadilla into the pan, placing it so the cheese side is on the bottom.
- Cook the quesadilla on medium to medium-low heat until the bottom turns golden brown and the cheese inside melts.
- Add a bit more butter to the pan or spread butter on the top side of the quesadilla before flipping it over. Continue cooking until the second side is browned and crisp.
- Repeat the process with the remaining tortillas and ingredients until all quesadillas are cooked and crispy.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Pan-fried
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 554
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 31 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg