Perfect for a family meal, Pulled Pork Oven Quesadillas are so simple and easy to make with your favorite topping. They are the perfect vehicle for using up leftover pulled pork!
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Ingredients
3cupscooked pulled pork, chopped into bite-size pieces
1cupcorn and black bean salsa
1/3cupchopped scallions
1teaspoon ground cumin
½teaspoon kosher salt
½teaspoon oregano flakes
6flour tortillas8-inch works well
¼cupmelted unsalted butter
2cupsshredded Monterey Jack or Colby Jack Cheese
Sour cream, guacamole, salsa, chopped cilantro, for garnishing
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
In a large skillet, combine the cooked, pulled pork with the salsa, scallions, cumin, salt, and oregano flakes, cooking uncovered, over medium heat for a couple of minutes, just until the pork is hot throughout.
3 cups cooked pulled pork, chopped into bite-size pieces, 1 cup corn and black bean salsa, 1/3 cup chopped scallions, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon oregano flakes
Brush one side of each tortilla with melted butter, placing it buttered side down onto a large rimmed baking sheet.
6 flour tortillas, ¼ cup melted unsalted butter
Sprinkle 1/3 cup of cheese onto half of a tortilla; top with approx. 1/3 cup of the warm pork mixture. Fold the tortilla over the filing, then repeat with the remaining tortillas, pulled pork filling, and cheese, placing all the quesadillas into the baking sheet.
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack or Colby Jack Cheese
Bake the quesadillas, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes, or until the quesadillas are golden brown on each side, turning each of them half way through the baking time.
To serve, cut the quesadillas into wedges and top with sour cream, guacamole, salsa, and cilantro, as desired.
Sour cream, guacamole, salsa, chopped cilantro, for garnishing
Notes
Use a pizza cutter to slice your quesadillas up into smaller servings. It works great!
If you reheat them in the microwave, they come out steamed instead of crispy. We find that heating them a bit in the microwave (to get the interior a bit warm) works well, right before you plop them into a nice hot skillet with a tiny bit of melted butter. This will crisp up the flour tortilla and once again, your quesadilla is a delicious masterpiece!