Sheet-Pan Quesadillas
Published March 26, 2024
- Total Time
- 15 minutes
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 10 minutes
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Ingredients
1 tablespoon avocado or canola oil
6 flour tortillas (5 to 6 inches)
2 cups/8 ounces shredded Mexican cheese blend, pepper Jack or mozzarella cheese
Chipotle chile powder, gochugaru, Aleppo pepper or smoked paprika
1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels (optional)
Salt
Any combination of sliced avocado, diced white onion, chopped cilantro, lime wedges, sour cream, salsa and hot sauce, for serving (optional)
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Step 2
Add the oil to a large sheet pan and use a single tortilla to smear the oil around. Add the remaining tortillas, spacing them out evenly. Divide the cheese among the tortillas, then sprinkle with as much chile powder as you’d like. Top with the corn, if using.
- Step 3
Bake the quesadillas until the cheese is melted, 5 minutes, then remove the pan from the oven. Using a spatula, fold each tortilla over itself to make half moons. Sprinkle with salt and return to the oven until crispy and lightly browned at the edges, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Step 4
Serve immediately with any desired toppings.
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Comments
One way I saw to do something similar while working at a restaurant was to put parchment paper over the quesadilla and place another sheet tray on top. No need to flip the quesadilla then.
Add a little leftover rotisserie chicken and you have a family meal in about 10 minutes. And don’t use pre shredded cheese, it doesn’t melt the same.
A cute trick: spray the sheet pan w/Pam before adding oil to the pan. It will allow the oil to spread easier and thinner. Other Comments: 1. I'd suggest that you spray what will be the outside of the quesadillas w/Pam too. It will allow both sides to crisp a bit more. 2. Flip them and cook a bit more to make them more crisp. If you object to Pam (or other aerosol sprays), you can use a hand sprayer w/avocado or whatever oil you want to use.
If your oven tends to run hot reduce the oven cooking time. Lines the sheet pan with parchment paper to make cleanup easier. Five minutes did melt the cheese and burn the tortillas. I used wheat tortillas, chunk white Mexican cheese seasoned with a pinch of Kosher salt and chipotle pepper. Avocado, salsa and sour cream for toppings.
Obvious, but this is an easy week night meal if you’re hosting for people. Lots of options for the insides to meet different needs and you can all eats roughly the same time
gosh darn easy and fast. great throughput.

