Western Breakfast Quesadillas
Anyone who eats eggs has probably had a Western or Denver omlette, they are a classic! There is something so yummy about ham, peppers, and onions coming together with cheese and eggs. So obviously there are a billion recipes for it on the web, so I wanted to make it my own. Quesadillas are our go-to when we want something easy and delicious. The obvious answer is to make a Western Dilla! This is so easy to make and your whole family will love it. You can prep the filling ahead of time and bust out the quesadillas all fresh. You can also make them, let them cool, and freeze them for an even quicker breakfast.
As always, there are simple swaps to make it work for you. Keto or low carb can use a low carb tortilla or wrap the filling in a steamed collard green leaf for a burrito situation. Dairy free peeps just swap out the cheese for a plant-based alternative. Gluten free is easy to use a GF tortilla and Paleo can use a grain free tortilla with dairy free cheese. All those are perfect and delicious, I know I want one of these tomorrow now….
Western Breakfast Quesadillas
2 Burrito sized tortillas or 4 regular sized
1 1/2 cup shredded cheese
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1/2 red, yellow, or orange bell pepper, diced
1/2 ham steak, diced
1/4 onion, diced
4 eggs, beaten
butter or spray for tortillas
salt and pepper to taste
- In a medium sauté pan, heat it to medium-high heat and spray with oil once hot. Add the peppers, ham, and onion with salt and pepper. Cook until browned, lower the temp to medium heat.
- In a bowl, beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper. Spray your sauté pan again with a little oil and add in the eggs. Stir and cook until cooked through, set aside.
- Take your tortillas and spread with butter or spray. Place the two tortillas, folded in half, butter side down in a large skillet. Sprinkle some of the cheese on each half, spoon the egg mixture on top, and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Fold back over and cook on medium heat until crispy and flip.
- Remove from the pan and cut into triangles.
All the usual ingredients for a western omlette, with a tortilla thrown in for good measure.
Just have a little chopping party and get the peppers, onions, and ham chopped up and beat your eggs because this will go quickly.
Get your veggies and ham in a sauté pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. And get it cookin’
Just look at how glorious this looks after a few minutes.
While those cook, I like to butter my tortillas and get that prepped.
Let the veggies cool for a sec and add the beaten eggs to the party.
This is what it all looks like together. You can totally prep this part ahead of time and save it to make fresh ‘dillas in the morning.
Butter the tortillas and place them in the pan like this, I find this easiest to get two done at a time.
Sprinkle a cheese layer, this will be the glue
Western mix on there…
Another sprinkle of cheese to seal it up nice and good.
Repeat and get those babies on the stove to get all melty and crispy.
