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Classic Breakfast Quesadilla
Traditional dish · Mexican
A traditional breakfast quesadilla featuring scrambled eggs, melted cheese, and savory chorizo, all folded within a crispy tortilla.
Ingredients
- Flour tortillas8 (8-inch)
- Eggs6 large
- Chorizo sausage8 oz
- Monterey Jack cheese, shredded2 cups
- Butter2 tbsp
- Saltto taste
- Black pepperto taste
- Vegetable oil1 tbsp
Steps
- 1
Remove chorizo from casing and cook in a skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through. Drain excess grease and set aside.
- 2
In a separate bowl, whisk eggs with salt and pepper. Melt butter in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Pour in eggs and scramble until cooked but still moist.
- 3
Wipe out the chorizo skillet. Add vegetable oil and heat over medium-high heat. Place one tortilla in the skillet. Sprinkle half of the tortilla with cheese, then top with scrambled eggs and chorizo. Fold the other half of the tortilla over the filling.
- 4
Cook for 2-3 minutes per side, until golden brown and the cheese is melted. Repeat with remaining tortillas, filling, and cheese.
- 5
Cut each quesadilla into wedges and serve immediately.
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