Cheese, tomato, and herb quesadillas

Cheese, tomato, and herb quesadillas

Main dishes

Tortillas filled with cheese, tomato, red onion, and fresh herbs, baked in a pan until the cheese is melted and the tortillas are golden brown.

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These quesadillas are quick and easy to make. Melted cheese, tomato, and fresh herbs are folded into a tortilla, then cooked in a pan.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$7.53 $1.88 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $4.09
  • $1.03
  • $0.11
  • $0.90
  • $1.40

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Grate the cheese or cut it into small pieces. Chop the parsley or basil. Rinse the tomatoes, remove the cores, and chop them finely. Peel and chop the onion. Optionally, dice the ham or salami. ≈ 8 min
  2. Combine the tomatoes, onion, cheese, herbs, and any meat. Spread evenly over one half of each tortilla, fold the other half over, and press gently. ≈ 4 min
  3. Gild in a dry pan for about 3 minutes on each side, until the cheese is melted.
  4. Cut each quesadilla into slices, like a cake. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Cheese, tomato, and herb quesadillas

  • 100 ml of chopped parsley or basil$4.09
  • 3 tomatoes$1.03
  • Half a red onion$0.11
  • 4 tortillas$0.90
  • 50 g of smoked ham or salami (optional)$1.40

Total$7.53

that's $1.88 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 100 g of cheese (brie, Parmesan, or feta)
  • 100 ml of chopped parsley or basil
  • 3 tomatoes
  • Half a red onion
  • 4 tortillas
  • 50 g of smoked ham or salami (optional)

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