Quesadilla Burgers
These homemade Quesadilla Burgers are so delicious and easy, you’ll want them in your regular meal rotation!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise (I use Hellmann’s light)
- 1 teaspoon taco seasoning
- 1 tablespoon ranch dressing (I used Hidden Valley)
- 1 tablespoon salsa
- 1 ¼ lbs uncooked lean ground beef between 90-95% lean (I used 93% lean)
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- 8 (5-inch) low carb/cal flour tortillas (I use and recommend Mission Zero Net Carbs Original)
- 1 tablespoon light butter (I use Land O’Lakes light butter spread with canola oil)
- ½ cup shredded 2% milk Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- ¼ cup pico de gallo or thick salsa
Instructions
- In a small dish, stir together the light mayo, taco seasoning, ranch dressing, and tablespoon of salsa to make your burger sauce. Set aside.
- Divide the ground beef into four equal piles and form each pile into a patty about 5” in diameter. In a small dish, stir together the salt, pepper, and cumin, and then sprinkle half this spice mixture over the burger patties. Flip each patty and sprinkle the remaining spices over the other side.
- Lightly mist a nonstick grill pan or skillet with cooking spray and bring over medium heat. Place the burger patties on the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes. Flip the patties and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes until the burgers are cooked to your preferred doneness.
- While the burgers are cooking, thinly spread the butter across the surface of one side of each tortilla. Working in batches as needed, place the tortillas butter-side-down onto a griddle pan or large flat skillet and top each one with a tablespoon of shredded cheddar. Spread the cheese across the surface of the tortillas and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes until the cheese is melted and the tortillas are golden and crisp on the bottom. Remove finished cheesy tortillas to a cooling rack when completed.
- To build each burger, spread a tablespoon of the burger sauce from step one across the cheesy surface of a tortilla. Top the sauce with ¼ cup of shredded lettuce, and place a cooked burger patty on top of the lettuce. Finish by adding a tablespoon of pico de gallo or thick salsa on top of the burger, and covering it cheese-side-down with another tortilla. Use the remaining ingredients to make four burgers total and serve immediately.
Notes
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WW Points per quesadilla burger: 5 (Points calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Nutrition Information per quesadilla burger:
362 calories, 17 g carbs, 1 g sugars, 21 g fat, 8 g saturated fat, 37 g protein, 14 g fiber, 652 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus:
10 per quesadilla burger (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)
362 calories, 17 g carbs, 1 g sugars, 21 g fat, 8 g saturated fat, 37 g protein, 14 g fiber, 652 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus:
10 per quesadilla burger (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)