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    Home » Christmas » Healthy Christmas Recipes

    Quick & Easy Reindeer Pizza Quesadillas Recipe

    Dec 17, 2017 · 2 Comments

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    These fun reindeer pizza quesadillas make a perfect quick and easy family meal or Christmas party food idea and they're great for using up festive leftovers too!

    Today I have another Reindeer themed festive recipe to share - cute and easy reindeer pizza quesadillas!

    I must have had reindeer on the brain after making my fun Rudolf reindeer tortilla roll-ups last week, because this idea came to me as I was planning to use up the leftover tortilla wraps by making simple pesto pizza quesadillas for tea.

    The festive twist to turn them into reindeer popped into my head and I just had to make them immediately! Thankfully they turned out just as I imagined and I even convinced both my boys to eat the olives too, so I call that a win!

    Cute and easy reindeer quesadillas - healthy fun Christmas food for kids - great for Christmas parties - Eats Amazing UK

    These would be great to serve up at a party over the festive season, quesadillas are really quick and easy to whip up and adding the reindeer decorations just a minute or two extra.

    They're fun for a festive family tea too, why not supply the kids with the reindeer 'pieces' and  get them to decorate their own?

    Quesadillas are a really great meal for using up leftovers - I used red and green peppers in mine but you can throw in any odds and ends of vegetables or meat from the fridge. You can also use any cheese you like, so save those cheeseboard scraps to make a quick and easy family meal with this recipe!

    Quick and easy reindeer quesadillas - healthy fun Christmas food for kids - festive great party food idea - Eats Amazing UK

    Easy Reindeer Pizza Quesadillas

    Ingredients (makes 6):

    • 2 wholemeal tortilla wraps
    • 1 Tbs red pesto
    • handful grated cheese*
    • ¼ red pepper
    • ¼ green pepper

    To decorate (optional): 

    • 3 cherry tomatoes
    • 6 black olives
    • 12 plain pretzels

    Method: 

    Prepare your fillings – grate the cheese, de-seed and chop the peppers.

    Lay a tortilla wrap in a frying pan. Spread the pesto all over the tortilla, leaving a small gap around the edge.

    Quick and easy reindeer quesadillas - healthy fun Christmas food for kids from Eats Amazing UK - Step 1 Pesto

    Sprinkle the grated cheese over the top of the pesto.

    Quick and easy reindeer quesadillas - healthy fun Christmas food for kids from Eats Amazing UK - Step 2 Cheese

    Scatter over the chopped peppers or other fillings** of your choice.

    Quick and easy reindeer quesadillas - healthy fun Christmas food for kids from Eats Amazing UK - Step 3 Peppers

    Place the second tortilla on top to form a sandwich with the fillings in the middle.

    Dry-fry the tortilla for a couple of minutes until the base is golden. Once the base is cooked, pop a plate on top of the pan and flip the pan over, then carefully slide the quesadilla back into the pan to cook on the other side. Cook for a few minutes more until the cheese is melted and the quesadilla cooked through.

    Slide the quesadilla out of the pan and onto a chopping board and cut it into 6 wedges. Place on the plate or platter that you'll be serving it up on.

    Quick and easy reindeer quesadillas - healthy fun Christmas food for kids from Eats Amazing UK - Step 4 Slice

    Slice the cherry tomatoes in half, and add one half to the tip of each quesadilla wedge for the reindeer noses.

    Quick and easy reindeer quesadillas - healthy fun Christmas food for kids from Eats Amazing UK - Step 5 Tomato Noses

    Cut the olives into rings, then add two rings to each quesadilla wedge for the reindeer eyes.

    Quick and easy reindeer quesadillas - healthy fun Christmas food for kids from Eats Amazing UK - Step 6 Olive Eyes

    Place 2 pretzels on each quesadilla wedge for the reindeer antlers.

    Quick and easy reindeer quesadillas - healthy fun Christmas food for kids from Eats Amazing UK - Step 7 Finish with pretzel antlers

    Serve immediately.

    Enjoy!

    Notes: *I used a ready grated 4 cheese mix but cheddar, mozzarella or a hard goats cheese also work well.

    **Other suggested alternative fillings you could use include;
    Chopped veggies – red onion, spring onion, spinach, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, sweetcorn, peas, cooked broccoli, finely chopped cooked potato, sweet potato or squash.
    Cooked meat – ham, chorizo, pepperoni, shredded chicken, turkey, bacon or sausage.

    The quesadillas can also be served cold - cool the wedges on a cooling rack after cooking and decorate just before serving.

    Quick and easy reindeer quesadillas - healthy fun Christmas food for kids from Eats Amazing UK

    Looking for more fun reindeer themed food ideas? Check out these fun reindeer themed recipes:

    Reindeer Tortilla Roll-Ups

     

    Reindeer Rice Crispy Treats

    Cute and easy Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Reindeer recipe for kids with video recipe and printable recipe sheet

    Easy Reindeer Sandwich

    Super easy reindeer sandwich idea and video tutorial from Eats Amazing UK - fun food for kids

    25 Fun Reindeer Themed Foods for Kids

    Or for more delicious Christmas recipes and fun food ideas for the festive season, check out the Christmas Food section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Christmas Pinterest boards for lots more fun ideas from around the web; Christmas, Cute Christmas Food Ideas and Healthy Christmas Food.

    Grace

    Quick and easy reindeer quesadillas - healthy fun Christmas food for kids from Eats Amazing UK - Step 7 Finish with pretzel antlers
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    Easy Reindeer Pizza Quesadillas

    These fun reindeer pizza quesadillas make a perfect quick and easy family meal or Christmas party food idea and they're great for using up festive leftovers too!
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time5 minutes mins
    Total Time10 minutes mins
    Course: Lunch, Party Food
    Cuisine: Christmas, Mexican, Vegetarian
    Servings: 6 people
    Author: Grace Hall

    Ingredients

    • 2 wholemeal tortilla wraps
    • 1 Tbs red pesto
    • handful grated cheese*
    • ¼ red pepper
    • ¼ green pepper

    To decorate (optional):

    • 3 cherry tomatoes
    • 6 black olives
    • 12 plain pretzels

    Instructions

    • Prepare your fillings – grate the cheese, de-seed and chop the peppers.
    • Lay a tortilla wrap in a frying pan. Spread the pesto all over the tortilla, leaving a small gap around the edge.
    • Sprinkle the grated cheese over the top of the pesto. Scatter over the chopped peppers or other fillings** of your choice. Place the second tortilla on top to form a sandwich with the fillings in the middle.
    • Dry-fry the tortilla for a couple of minutes until the base is golden. Once the base is cooked, pop a plate on top of the pan and flip the pan over, then carefully slide the quesadilla back into the pan to cook on the other side. Cook for a few minutes more until the cheese is melted and the quesadilla cooked through.
    • Slide the quesadilla out of the pan and onto a chopping board and cut it into 6 wedges. Place on the plate or platter that you'll be serving it up on.
    • Slice the cherry tomatoes in half, and add one half to the tip of each quesadilla wedge for the reindeer noses.
    • Cut the olives into rings, then add two rings to each quesadilla wedge for the reindeer eyes. Place 2 pretzels on each quesadilla wedge for the reindeer antlers.
    • Serve immediately.

    Notes

    *I used a ready grated 3 cheese mix but cheddar, mozzarella or a hard goats cheese also work well.   
    **Other suggested alternative fillings you could use include; chopped veggies – red onion, spring onion, spinach, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, sweetcorn, peas, cooked broccoli, finely chopped cooked potato, sweet potato or squash. Cooked meat – ham, chorizo, pepperoni, leftover shredded turkey or chicken, bacon or sausage. 
    The quesadillas can also be served cold - cool the wedges on a cooling rack after cooking and decorate just before serving.

    Enjoy this recipe? Don’t forget to save it to Pinterest so you can easily find it again!

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    1. Isadora Guidoni says

      December 19, 2017 at 7:08 pm

      5 stars
      These looks so adorable!!! Will sure make them, they're so simple too, love it!

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