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Loaded Breakfast Quesadilla

A fun, Mexican twist on breakfast this loaded quesadilla will keep you full well into the day. Feel free to adjust the ingredients and the amounts based on your personal preferences and the size of the tortilla you are using.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 1 quesadilla
Course: Breakfast
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large burrito sized flour tortilla
  • ½ c pepper jack cheese shredded
  • Bacon cooked & crumbled
  • Sausage cooked & crumbled
  • ¼ c red peppers chopped
  • ¼ c red onions chopped
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • ½ avocado sliced
  • 1-2 T cilantro chopped
  • Sour cream
  • Restaurant style salsa

Method
 

  1. Preheat a panini press to medium high using the griddle (flat) plates.
  2. Heat a little olive oil in medium 10 inch skillet over medium heat. Add peppers and onions and sauté until tender. Add the eggs and scramble.
  3. Assemble the quesadilla by layering ingredients on half of the tortilla: ½ the cheese, bacon, sausage, scrambled egg mixture, avocado slices, cilantro and the remaining half of the cheese. Fold the tortilla over the ingredients. Place in panini press and cook for about 5 minutes until golden brown and the cheese is melted.
  4. Let cool slightly before slicing into strips or triangles. Serve with sour cream and salsa.