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Breakfast Quesadilla #41 · breakfast · mexican Host: Allrecipes · Breakfast Quesadillas → TikTok → web writeups Online recipe (as published / commonly shared) Servings: 2 · Yield: 2 (6-inch) quesadillas · Prep 10 min · Cook 20 min · Total 30 min We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card. A folded omelet and cheese between tortillas. It makes two, one after the other, in the same small pan. Beat 2 eggs with 1 1/2 tablespoons milk in a bowl: 4 large eggs, divided 3 tablespoons milk, divided Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a 6-inch frying pan over medium heat: 2 teaspoons butter, divided Add: ¼ cup diced green bell pepper ¼ cup diced onion Cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove 1/2 of the mixture and set aside in a bowl. Pour into the skillet: the egg mixture the remaining vegetable mixture Tilt the pan. Gently push one side of the egg away from the side, without breaking it. Let the uncooked egg run onto the pan. Repeat with all 4 sides of the egg, cooking until the bottom is set, about 2 minutes. Flip over and cook until the bottom is slightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes more. You need: 4 (6 inch) flour tortillas, divided 2 (1/2 inch thick) slices processed cheese (such as Velveeta®), divided Slide the omelet onto a tortilla, then slide the tortilla back onto the pan. Place 1 cheese slice onto the omelet and top with another tortilla. Cook until the bottom is browned, about 2 minutes. Flip and brown opposite side, about 1 minute more. Slide the quesadilla onto a plate and cut into 4 pieces. Beat the remaining 2 eggs and 1 1/2 tablespoons milk together in a bowl. Grease the same pan with the remaining 1 teaspoon butter. Repeat steps 3 and 4 (the omelet and the quesadilla above). Use the reserved vegetable mixture and the remaining cheese and tortillas. Source: Allrecipes · Simple Egg and Cheese Breakfast Quesadillas tags: egg,tortilla,cheese,salsa · popularity: evergreen · meat: no	Ham and Egg Breakfast Quesadilla Book: Tacos, Quesadillas and Burritos by Laura Washburn (2012) crumb: egg-filled tortilla cooked on a griddle, peppers instead of ham Tacos, Quesadillas and Burritos includes “Ham and Egg Breakfast Quesadilla”. Laura Washburn wrote it (2012). Ryland Peters & Small published this small book of Tex-Mex and Mexican tortilla dishes. It includes a ham and egg breakfast quesadilla. Differences: Both put egg in a folded tortilla cooked on a griddle as a breakfast quesadilla. The online version fills it with a thin omelet of eggs and milk. It adds green pepper and onion cooked in a pan. It uses processed Velveeta-style cheese instead of ham.

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Breakfast Quesadilla
#41 · breakfast · mexican
Host: Allrecipes · Breakfast Quesadillas → TikTok → web writeups

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Servings: 2 · Yield: 2 (6-inch) quesadillas · Prep 10 min · Cook 20 min · Total 30 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

A folded omelet and cheese between tortillas. It makes two, one after the other, in the same small pan.

Beat 2 eggs with 1 1/2 tablespoons milk in a bowl:

4 large eggs, divided

3 tablespoons milk, divided

Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a 6-inch frying pan over medium heat:

2 teaspoons butter, divided

Add:

¼ cup diced green bell pepper

¼ cup diced onion

Cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove 1/2 of the mixture and set aside in a bowl.

Pour into the skillet:

the egg mixture

the remaining vegetable mixture

Tilt the pan. Gently push one side of the egg away from the side, without breaking it. Let the uncooked egg run onto the pan. Repeat with all 4 sides of the egg, cooking until the bottom is set, about 2 minutes. Flip over and cook until the bottom is slightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes more.

You need:

4 (6 inch) flour tortillas, divided

2 (1/2 inch thick) slices processed cheese (such as Velveeta®), divided

Slide the omelet onto a tortilla, then slide the tortilla back onto the pan. Place 1 cheese slice onto the omelet and top with another tortilla. Cook until the bottom is browned, about 2 minutes. Flip and brown opposite side, about 1 minute more. Slide the quesadilla onto a plate and cut into 4 pieces.

Beat the remaining 2 eggs and 1 1/2 tablespoons milk together in a bowl. Grease the same pan with the remaining 1 teaspoon butter. Repeat steps 3 and 4 (the omelet and the quesadilla above). Use the reserved vegetable mixture and the remaining cheese and tortillas.

Source: Allrecipes · Simple Egg and Cheese Breakfast Quesadillas

tags: egg,tortilla,cheese,salsa · popularity: evergreen · meat: no

Ham and Egg Breakfast Quesadilla
Book: Tacos, Quesadillas and Burritos by Laura Washburn (2012)

crumb: egg-filled tortilla cooked on a griddle, peppers instead of ham

Tacos, Quesadillas and Burritos includes “Ham and Egg Breakfast Quesadilla”. Laura Washburn wrote it (2012). Ryland Peters & Small published this small book of Tex-Mex and Mexican tortilla dishes. It includes a ham and egg breakfast quesadilla.

Differences:

Both put egg in a folded tortilla cooked on a griddle as a breakfast quesadilla. The online version fills it with a thin omelet of eggs and milk. It adds green pepper and onion cooked in a pan. It uses processed Velveeta-style cheese instead of ham.

Match: Somewhat close

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Breakfast Quesadilla

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)
Servings: 2 · Yield: 2 (6-inch) quesadillas · Prep 10 min · Cook 20 min · Total 30 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

A folded omelet and cheese between tortillas. It makes two, one after the other, in the same small pan.

Beat 2 eggs with 1 1/2 tablespoons milk in a bowl:
4 large eggs, divided
3 tablespoons milk, divided

Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a 6-inch frying pan over medium heat:
2 teaspoons butter, divided

Add:
¼ cup diced green bell pepper
¼ cup diced onion

Cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove 1/2 of the mixture and set aside in a bowl.

Pour into the skillet:
the egg mixture
the remaining vegetable mixture

You need:
4 (6 inch) flour tortillas, divided
2 (1/2 inch thick) slices processed cheese (such as Velveeta®), divided

Citations
- Allrecipes · Simple Egg and Cheese Breakfast Quesadillas: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/273355/simple-egg-and-cheese-breakfast-quesadillas/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Breakfast+Quesadilla
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Breakfast+Quesadilla+recipe

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- Affiliate: buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/184975215X?tag=recipeancesto-20
- Reference: Tacos, Quesadillas and Burritos by Laura Washburn (2012). Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small, 2012 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-1849752152.

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Dish: Breakfast Quesadilla
Match: Somewhat close
Ancestor: Ham and Egg Breakfast Quesadilla
Source: Tacos, Quesadillas and Burritos by Laura Washburn (2012)
Differences: Both put egg in a folded tortilla cooked on a griddle as a breakfast quesadilla. The online version fills it with a thin omelet of eggs and milk. It adds green pepper and onion cooked in a pan. It uses processed Velveeta-style cheese instead of ham.
Book recipe: We do not offer this for print or share because it is not public domain. Buy or borrow the book.
Online sources: Allrecipes · Breakfast Quesadillas (https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/273355/simple-egg-and-cheese-breakfast-quesadillas/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Breakfast+Quesadilla)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Breakfast+Quesadilla+recipe)
Date: Sep 2026

Source: what this book is
Tacos, Quesadillas and Burritos by Laura Washburn (2012).
Ryland Peters & Small published this small book of Tex-Mex and Mexican tortilla dishes. It includes a ham and egg breakfast quesadilla.

Affiliate: buy the book

Reference: Tacos, Quesadillas and Burritos by Laura Washburn (2012). Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small, 2012 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-1849752152.

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