Double Decker Sheet Pan Quesadillas

Make quesadillas for the whole family or a crowd in just one sheet pan dinner! Lots of cheese, beans, meat, and tortillas, it's a real feast of a meal. Most of the preparation of this meal is in the way you stack up the ingredients. I have included step-by-step photos to help you understand how to layer it up!

Servings 6 Prep Time 15 Cook Time 45

Ingredients

• 12 Burrito Size Tortillas
• 6 cups Colby Jack Cheese, fine shredded
• 1 4oz can Green Chilies
• 1 15oz can Pinto Beans, drained

For the Meat

• 2 lb Ground Beef
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 1 tsp Chili Powder
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp Dried Minced Onion

• Saute Pan
• Spatula
• Large Sheet Pan x2
• Parchment Paper
• Cutting Board
• Pizza Cutter
• Large Cast Iron Skillet (or another heavy oven-safe dish)

In a saute pan over medium-high heat, add ground beef and beef seasonings. Crumble and cook until no longer pink. Drain excess fat and set aside.

Preheat oven to 400degF.

Line one baking sheet with parchment paper (let it overlap some so you can use it to lift the quesadilla out after).

Lay out 6 tortillas so that half of each is hanging over the edge of the pan (see photo). Then add the 7th tortilla to center to fill in any holes.

Sprinkle with 2 cups of cheese. Then sprinkle beans and green chilies. Lastly sprinkle with 1 cup of cheese.

Layer on 3 more tortillas, one of them cut in half. (see photo)

Add 1 cup of cheese and cooked ground beef. Then add the remaining 2 cups of cheese.

Place 2 more tortillas on top and fold bottom tortillas over the top (see photo)

Cover quesadilla with parchment paper. Place a second baking sheet on top and then place cast iron skillet (or another heavy oven-safe item to weigh it down).

The baking sheet helps to evenly disperse the weight and the cast iron is to keep the quesadilla held together.

Place the stack in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove the baking sheet and cast iron. Using the parchment paper, lift the whole quesadilla onto a cutting board. Let rest at least 5 minutes before cutting. Then use a pizza cutter to put in half lengthwise then into 8-10 pieces.