Description
Pizzadillas are a fun and delicious fusion of pizza and quesadilla, featuring a crispy flour tortilla filled with melted mozzarella, pepperoni, and a medley of sautéed vegetables. Perfectly pan-cooked until golden and served with a rich pizza sauce for dipping, these pizzadillas offer all the cheesy goodness of a classic pizza in a quick, handheld snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Base
- 6 10-inch flour tortillas
Cheese and Meats
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 30 pepperoni slices
Vegetables
- 1 bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 2.25 oz can sliced black olives, drained
- 1 can mushrooms, drained
Sauce
- 1/2 batch Thick & Rich Pizza Sauce
Instructions
- Prep the Ingredients: Thinly slice the bell pepper and red onion. Drain the canned sliced black olives and mushrooms thoroughly to remove excess liquid to avoid soggy pizzadillas.
- Assemble the Pizzadilla: Lay one tortilla flat and measure out 1/3 cup of shredded mozzarella. Sprinkle half of the cheese evenly over one half of the tortilla. Add your desired toppings including pepperoni slices, bell pepper, red onion, olives, and mushrooms. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the toppings. Fold the empty half of the tortilla over the loaded side to create a half-moon shape.
- Cook the Pizzadilla: Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Place the folded pizzadilla in the skillet and cook until the underside is brown and crispy, approximately 3-4 minutes. Carefully flip and cook the other side similarly until crispy and the cheese has melted inside, about another 3-4 minutes.
- Slice and Serve: Remove the pizzadilla from the skillet. Using a pizza cutter, slice into thirds for easy serving. Serve warm with the prepared pizza sauce for dipping.
Notes
- All the cheesy toppings of a pizza are stuffed into a fast, easy, and crispy quesadilla, making pizzadillas a perfect fusion snack.
- Ensure ingredients are well drained to maintain crispiness in the skillet.
- Use medium heat to avoid burning the tortillas before the cheese melts.
- Customize fillings as desired with different vegetables or meats.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizzadilla
- Calories: 448 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 1391 mg
- Fat: 20.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48.6 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 18.8 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
