5 Minute Pesto Pizza Quesadillas Recipe

Today I’m sharing one of my favourite lunch box recipes – 5 minute pesto pizza quesadillas!

This recipe is SO quick and easy – you can have quesadillas cooked and cooling in just 5 minutes, so if you can squeeze a few minutes into the morning routine (or make them the night before) then these make a great alternative to sandwiches for lunch boxes.

Be sure to check out my recipe video so you can see just how easy these are to make!

I used up some veggies that I had at hand for mine but you can use any fillings that you’d usually use for pizza – pack in lots of lovely vegetables or go for a meat feast – whatever you or your kids prefer.

This recipe is great for using up odds and ends of leftovers too – scraps of meat from your Sunday roast or leftover cooked veggies can all be thrown in to make a delicious lunch or light meal!

Easy Pesto Pizza Quesadillas

Ingredients (makes 1):

• 1 tortilla wrap
• 1/2 Tbs red pesto
• handful grated cheese*
• 1/4 red or yellow pepper
• 1 spring onion

Method:

Prepare your fillings – grate the cheese, de-seed and chop the pepper, wash and chop the spring onions.

Lay the tortilla wrap in a frying pan. Spread the pesto over half of the tortilla, then sprinkle the grated cheese over the top of the pesto. Scatter over the chopped pepper and spring onion or fillings of your choice.

Fold the tortilla in half 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, carefully flip the quesadilla over in the pan to cook on the other side. Cook for a few minutes more until the cheese is melted and the quesadilla cooked through.

Fold the tortilla in half again to create a triangle, then remove from the pan and serve warm or place on a cooling rack to cool completely, ready to be packed in a lunch box and eaten cold. Alternatively, rather than folding, you could also cut the tortilla into smaller wedges to serve.

*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, spinach, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, sweetcorn, peas, cooked broccoli, finely chopped cooked potato, sweet potato or squash.
Cooked meat – ham, chorizo, pepperoni, shredded chicken, bacon or sausage.

If you like this recipe, you might also enjoy these quick and easy pizza recipes: Naan Bread Pizza and Cheats Muffin Tin Pizza Whirl Rolls.

For more easy lunch ideas and recipes like this one, check out the Lunchbox and Picnic Recipes section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my lunch themed Pinterest boards for fun and healthy lunch box ideas from all over the web; Kids Lunch Box Ideas & Packed Lunch Ideas.

Grace

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Easy Pesto Pizza Quesadillas

Quick and easy quesadillas prepared and cooked in just a few minutes! Perfect for lunch boxes, picnics or a family friendly light meal.

Prep Time2 mins

Cook Time4 mins

Total Time6 mins

Course: Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: 1 person

Author: Grace Hall

Ingredients

• 1 tortilla wrap
• 1/2 Tbsp red pesto
• handful grated cheese*
• 1/4 red or yellow pepper
• 1 spring onion

Instructions

• Prepare your fillings – grate the cheese, de-seed and chop the pepper, wash and chop the spring onions.
• Lay the tortilla wrap in a large frying pan. Spread the pesto over half of the tortilla, then sprinkle the grated cheese over the top of the pesto. Scatter over the chopped pepper and spring onion or fillings of your choice.
• Fold the tortilla in half 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, carefully flip the quesadilla over in the pan to cook on the other side. Cook for a few minutes more until the cheese is melted and the quesadilla cooked through.
• Fold the tortilla in half again, then remove from the pan and serve warm or place on a cooling rack to cool completely, ready to be packed in a lunch box and eaten cold. Alternatively, rather than folding, you could also cut the tortilla into wedges to serve.

Video

Notes

*I used a ready grated 3 cheese mix but cheddar, mozzarella or a hard goats cheese also work well.

Other suggested alternative fillings; Chopped veggies - red onion, spinach, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, sweetcorn, peas, cooked broccoli, finely chopped cooked potato, sweet potato or squash. Cooked meat - ham, chorizo, pepperoni, shredded chicken, bacon or sausage.