I love Mexican food so much…love love love it.

Can we talk about quesadillas? We eat them a lot at our house. Our kids love plain cheese quesadillas and we like the more grown up versions like this one. Once all your veggies are sliced and cooked up, you can add the grilled steak in. You are now ready to assemble: top the tortilla with all the good stuff and lots of cheese and top with a second cooked tortilla or just fold in half for a single serving.

Ingredients for Steak Fajita Style Quesadillas:

leftover flank steak
1/2 of a medium green bell pepper; seeded and sliced into strips
1/2 of a medium onion; halved and thinly sliced
2 teaspoons of vegetable oil
4 – 6 inch white tortillas; corn or flour tortillas
nonstick cooking spray
1/2 of a cup shredded cheese; we used the Mexican blend – use your favorite
2 thin slices tomato; halved crosswise
1 tablespoon of snipped fresh cilantro
sour cream; optional
lime wedges; optional

Do You Have To Use Flank Steak?

You do not have to use flank steak to make this recipe. The type of steak that you use is your choice, we just prefer a flank steak. Feel free to use whatever steak you have on hand or prefer just cut it into thin slices. Remember recipes are guides and can be tweaked to your tastes and liking.

What Is The Best Cheese To Use?

We opted for a Mexican blend shredded cheese but you can use whatever cheese you prefer. Some good melting cheeses that you can use are Mozzarella cheese, not aged asiago cheese, cheddar cheese; the options are really endless. Whatever your favorite cheese is use it.

How To Make a Steak Fajita Quesadilla:

In a large skillet cook the pepper and onion in hot oil over medium-high heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are just tender. Remove from heat. Toss into the pan the grilled steak cut into strips.
Lightly coat one side of each tortilla with cooking spray. On the uncoated side of two of the tortillas, divide half of the cheese. Top with onion, pepper steak mixture and cheese. Top with remaining tortillas, coated sides up.
Heat a very large skillet or griddle over medium heat. Cook quesadillas until cheese melts and tortillas are lightly browned. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges. Serve warm with sour cream, tomatoes, cilantro and lime wedges.

With this recipe, you can cook up a big batch of veggies and steak, and anything leftover will make great leftovers for lunch the next day.

What Is The Difference Between A Fajita and A Quesadilla?

Quesadillas are usually a large tortilla folded in half and filled with cheese and other fillings of your choice and grilled on the outside. A fajita is typically prepared grilled onions, peppers and meat served with a tortilla along with other condiments and eaten like a taco or burrito.

What Goes Good with a Steak Fajita Style Quesadilla?

You can keep things super simple and just serve a simple side salad with your quesadilla, you can choose not to serve anything with it. Here are some of our favorites sides:

This recipe has the flavors of a fajita served as a quesadilla, it is the best of both worlds. Enjoy!