Carne Asada Steak Quesadilla

When you’re on Pinterest as much as I am you can’t help but notice that quesadillas are everywhere. You can make them for breakfast , lunch or dinner with literally anything. And the best part…they’re easy, really ,really easy to make.

Carne Asada Steak Quesadilla has a steak , pepper and onion filling that is marinaded in a delicious concoction of flavors. This flavor infused filling combined with melted cheddar cheese on a crispy tortilla is CRAZY GOOD!

Use the marinade to make a chicken or an all vegetable quesadilla. I really like the idea of marinated vegetables with cheese on a crispy quesadilla. The marinade can be doubled or tripled to accommodate the amount of ingredients in your filling. Carne Asada Steak Quesadilla… get crazy, be creative and ENJOY!

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Carne Asada Steak Quesadilla

Ingredients

Marinade :

1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 small onion diced
1 Teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 Teaspoon red pepper flakes, more if desired
1/2 Teaspoon ground cumin
3 Tablespoons dark or light brown sugar
juice of one lemon

Quesadilla Ingredients:

1 each fresh red and green peppers, cut into strips
1 large onion cut into strips
8 oz sirloin steak, cut into thin strip - boneless chicken breast can be used as well
grated cheddar cheese, as much as you desire
2 large flour tortillas
1 Tablespoon butter

Instructions

Place all marinade ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Place the marinade in a ziplock bag along with the steak strips,onion slices and peppers. Remove the air from the bag, zip it closed and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.
Drain the marinade from the steak, onions and peppers and discard.
Pan fry the steak,onions and peppers until no longer pink and peppers are soft. Set aside
Melt 1 Tablespoon butter in a large cast iron skillet. Place one large flour tortilla in the pan, sprinkle cheddar cheese over the tortilla, place the pan fried steak, onions and peppers over the cheese. Sprinkle with more cheese if desired, place another large flour tortilla on top. Cook over medium heat until the tortilla is lightly browned and crisp on the bottom, flip it over and cook until the bottom tortilla is lightly browned and crisp. Remove the quesadilla from the pan, cut into four pieces, serve immediately.