Southwest Breakfast Frittata Quesadilla
By
Janie Frey
@Jane_Frey
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Using this season's garden vegetables and fruits has been a joy! I try very hard to never throw away these precious foods and find ways to use them in all dishes, including the one I created this morning. I had tortillas left from another meal and asked my hubby to make his much loved scrambled eggs. My plan was to make breakfast burritos. However, I decided to try the concept of combining scrambled eggs, tortillas, veggies into a frittata quesadilla. This turned out fine made on the stovetop, but I will also try in the oven. My hubby loved the flavors and doesn't care how it was cooked!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
What a yummy breakfast frittata! It's great if you're serving a crowd. Cheesy with traditional breakfast items we love like turkey bacon, bell peppers and cheese. This will quickly become a family favorite.
Ingredients
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4 sliceturkey bacon or other meat, diced
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4-6 largeeggs (I combined with Eggbeaters- not necessary)
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1/2 mediumbell pepper, diced
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1/2 mediumonion, diced
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1 Tbspfresh rosemary, minced
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2 mediumtomatoes, chopped
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3 mediumflour tortillas
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2 Tbspsalsa or more (we made ours)
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3/4 ccheese, shredded (Colby jack) (your choice)
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1/4 tspgarlic salt
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1/4 tsppepper
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1/2 tspsalt
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2 Tbspolive oil, light
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2 Tbspbutter, unsalted
How to Make Southwest Breakfast Frittata Quesadilla
- Saute on medium-high heat: Turkey bacon, bell pepper, onion, rosemary, garlic salt, pepper, and salt in olive oil for about 7-min; cover with a lid for 3-min.
- Place into a bowl and stir in salsa.
- Using the same pan, lower heat to medium heat, add butter, spread around pan, lay 1 tortilla in the bottom.
- Add cheese top of tortilla.
- Then add half of the meat mixture on top of cheese.
- Add more cheese.
- Then another tortilla. Repeat another layer of cheese, meat mixture, cheese, and last tortilla. (Cheese acts as adhesive to keep quesadilla together.)
- Spread fresh tomatoes over top of quesadilla.
- Whip eggs with 2-tablespoons water. Pour over the quesadilla and tomatoes; cover pan.
- Turn the burner down to high-low heat; cook until egg is set.
- Slice and serve with favorite fruit!
