This Sheet Pan Quesadillas recipe is the easiest way to make a delicious, homemade quesadilla, using just a single pan! You will have a crunchy, oven-baked quesadilla that is full of ooey gooey cheese. You’ll feel like you just sat down at your favorite restaurant because these are that good!
Quesadillas Made On a Sheet Pan!
If I see the term “sheet pan” in the title for a recipe I know one thing is for sure, it’s going to be simple! That is definitely the case with these sheet pan quesadillas. It couldn’t be easier to put these together on your sheet pan, throw them in the oven, and serve them up with delicious garnishes.
They make a great appetizer, dinner, easy lunch and perfect serving a crowd! Not to mention, they are so tasty! The tortillas are baked to a crunchy perfection and oozing with melted cheese and flavorful ground beef.
I’m willing to bet that these quesadillas are even better than your favorite restaurant, and best of all they are made from the comfort of home.
Sheet Pan Quesadilla Ingredients
- 8 large flour tortillas (burrito size)
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 15-oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 3 cups Colby and Monterey jack cheese, fancy shredded
- ½ cup of your favorite salsa
- 1 bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 2 green onions, sliced thin
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons cumin
- 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 18×13 sheet pans
Additions & Substitutions
Protein: While the recipe calls for ground beef, you could definitely swap this out for grilled chicken or carnitas shredded pork. You can also opt for vegetarian quesadillas and leave the meat out altogether.
Taco Seasoning: Feel free to use a taco seasoning pack instead of making your own seasoning! Just substitute out the chili powder, cumin, paprika, kosher salt, and black pepper
Toppings: There are tons of extra toppings you can add to your quesadillas. Here are some of our favorites:
How to Make Sheet Pan Quesadillas in the Oven
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Get out both of your sheet pans, and very lightly spray just one of them with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large skillet, over medium heat, add olive oil, bell peppers, and yellow onion. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often to ensure that the veggies are evenly cooked.
- Add the ground beef and minced garlic to the sauteed bell peppers and onion. Cook until the meat is completely browned.
- Remove from the heat and drain any grease from the pan.
- Return the meat and veggie mixture to the skillet and add in the chili powder, cumin, paprika, kosher salt, black pepper, black beans, black olives, and salsa. Stir well after adding each ingredient.
- Place 6 of the flour tortillas around the edges of the lightly sprayed sheet pan. Make sure the tortillas overlap and are hanging halfway over the edge of the pan, leaving a gap in the center. Then, place 1 tortilla over the bottom center gap of the sheet pan
- Evenly spread the skillet mixture over the top of the tortillas. Then, sprinkle the cheese on top of the mixture and top off with sliced green onions.
- Place the final tortilla over the top center of the mixture.
- Starting at either side of the sheet pan, carefully, but tightly begin to fold the tortillas towards the middle of the pan.
- When all sides are folded, place the 2nd sheet pan on top of the folded tortillas. This is to ensure that the edges do not come apart during baking.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the pans from the oven. Remove the top sheet pan, and put the bottom sheet pan back in the oven. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow the quesadilla to slightly cool before cutting into servings.
- Serve with your choice of toppings and enjoy!
How to Store Leftovers
Store leftover quesadillas in a Ziploc bag. Be sure to press out any air to save them from getting stale. To reheat, and keep the quesadillas nice and crunchy I recommend popping them back in the oven or using a toaster oven, set at 325-350 for about 10 minutes.
Sheet pan quesadillas can be frozen for easy meals later. After cooking, cut the quesadillas in the sheet pan, then place the pan into the freezer and allow the quesadillas to firm up. Remove the quesadillas and wrap them tightly in plastic, then place them in a Ziploc freezer bag and put them back into the freezer for up to 2 months. Reheat in the oven when you are ready to enjoy it!
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Sheet Pan Quesadillas
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Ingredients
- 8 flour tortillas large burrito size
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 15-oz can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 2.25-oz can sliced black olives drained and rinse
- 3 cups Colby and Monterey Jack cheese fancy shredded
- ½ cup salsa
- 1 bell pepper seeded and diced
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 2 green onions sliced thin
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons cumin
- 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- Sour cream to top quesadillas optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425*
- Spray one 18×13 sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray
- In a large skillet, over medium heat, add olive oil, bell peppers and yellow onion. Cook for 5 minutes. Stirring often to ensure evenly cooked vegetables.
- Add ground beef and minced garlic to the bell peppers and onions. Cook until completely browned.
- Remove from the heat and drain the excess fat.
- Return the meat mixture to the skillet. Add chili powder, cumin, paprika, kosher salt, black pepper, black beans, black olives and salsa. Stir well after adding each ingredient.
- Place 6 of the flour tortillas around the edges of the lightly sprayed sheet pan. Make sure the tortillas overlap and are hanging halfway over the edge of the pan, leaving a gap in the center.
- Place 1 tortilla over the bottom center gap of the sheet pan.
- Evenly spread the meat mixture over the tortillas.
- Sprinkle cheese on top of meat, then top with sliced green onions.
- Place the final tortilla over the top center of the mixture.
- Starting at either side of the sheet pan, carefully but tightly begin folding the tortillas towards the middle.
- When all sides are folded, place the 2nd sheet pan on top of the folded tortillas. This is to ensure edges do not come apart during baking.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove pans from the oven. Remove the top sheet pan, and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow the quesadilla to slightly cool before cutting into servings.
- Serve with sour cream, if desired
Nutrition Info
These delicious homemade quesadillas are sure to be a hit at your house! My family absolutely loves them, as do I. They are so easy to make in the oven, just by putting all of the ingredients together on one pan! Then, garnish them with all your favorite toppings. Yummy!
Absolutely easy to make and delicious! I made it with shrimp. Yummy~~:)
I feel 425 is too hot. I had on the middle rack and the bottom got too dark. I would cook at a lower temp next time. Very goo tho.
What can you use to substitute black beans
You can leave them out it you prefer!
Can you substitute shredded chicken instead of the ground beef?
You sure can!
This was delicious, my kids and I loved it but it was so hard to cut through they ended up picking it up by hand. Is that expected? Was it maybe the kind of tortilla I used? Suggestions to make it easier?
Try using a pizza cutter!
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