These steak quesadillas can be made with freshly cooked or leftover steak and are super flavorful, juicy, and cheesy thanks to a few special ingredients! See the notes below the recipe for serving ideas and for tips for making 1 steak quesadilla
Prep Time
5minutes mins
Cook Time
15minutes mins
Resting time
5minutes mins
Total Time
15minutes mins
1-1 ½ lbsteaksuch as flank steak, skirt steak, use your favorite kind! If using leftover steak, use about ¼ – ⅓ cup bite-sized pieces per quesadilla.
4large flour tortillas
5-6 tbspCajun seasoningdivided. Use more or less to taste.
4-8 tbspbuttersoftened. Use unsalted if your Cajun seasoning has lots of sodium in it.
4 cupMexican shredded cheese blendor your favorite cheese
½ cupfresh mushroomsdiced
½ cupdiced onion(1 small onion)
Cook the steak:
Season the steak generously with Cajun seasoning on both sides. If your Cajun seasoning doesn’t have salt, make sure to season with salt too. Place the steak in the air fryer and cook for 6-8 minutes, or 8-10 minutes, depending on the thickness of your steak and whether you want it cooked medium or well done.
Let the steak rest for 5 minutes, then slice it into small bite sized pieces. Letting the steak rest seals in the juices and prevents the steak pieces from being tough.
Tip: prep your ingredients while the steak rests.
Make the quesadillas:
Spread 1-2 tablespoons butter on one side of each tortilla. Sprinkle the buttered tortillas generously with Cajun seasoning.
Heat your Blackstone griddle (or a pan). Place the tortillas on the griddle with the seasoned butter side down. Sprinkle about 1 cup cheese all over each tortilla.
Add cubed steak (about ¼ – ⅓ cup), ~2 tablespoons minced mushrooms and ~2 tablespoons diced onions to ONE HALF of each quesadilla.
Once the cheese starts to soften and melt, fold the quesadillas over in half (fold the cheese-only half over the half with the steak). Press down gently with a spatula and cook for 1 minute, or until the cheese is melted. If you want the top half of the tortilla crispier, carefully flip it over the folded side and cook on the other side for another minute.
Remove from the griddle or pan, slice into 2-3 triangles, and enjoy with your favorite quesadilla dips and sides.
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