Food & Entertaining

Corn & Cheese Quesadillas – Recipes and Instructions on Making Basic Quesadillas

Stuff tortillas with cheese and buttered corn to make tasty quesadillas to feed a crowd.

Corn & Cheese QuesadillasIngredients:

  • 1 pkg. Corn Tortillas – 12 nos.
  • 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
  • 1-1/2 cups steamed or cooked tender corn
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Butter – for corn as well as for toasting quesadillas

Makes: 24 Quesadillas

Serves: 8-10

Directions:

1. Heat a cast iron frying pan or a griddle.

2. Add 1 teaspoon of oil and spread over the surface.

3. Place a cornflour tortilla over the oil.

4. Spread 2 and a half tablespoons of grated cheese over half of the tortilla surface.

Spreading filling over just half of the tortilla surface

5. Top the cheese with 2 tablespoons of corn.

6. Now flip the plain half of the tortilla over the other half with the filling being sandwiched in between.

Flipping the tortilla in half

7. Use a spatula (or two) to flip the tortilla to the other side.

8. Cook on both sides till crisp.

To Serve: Cut in half to form two quarter shapes. Serve with a dip of your choice.