Apple Cheddar And Bacon Quesadillas {Guest Post}
ShareI love that there is such a wide variety in apple recipes. Amy of Fearless Homemaker brought appetizers today! Not just any appetizer but one FULL of bacon, cheese and tart apples! I can’t even begin to tell you how happy those ingredients make me. You know what else… with those ingredients, they can totally be enjoyed any hour of the day – for snack or meal!Â
hi everyone! i’m amy from fearless homemaker, + i’m so excited to be guest posting for rachel today. apples are one of my favorite fall flavors, so when rachel offered me the chance to create a new apple recipe for her An Apple A Day series? i jumped on the chance. initially, i planned to make something sweet, but then i remembered eating apples + cheddar together on a cheese plate in the past, + came up with a twist on that – these apple, cheddar + bacon quesadillas.
while the flavors + ingredients are simple, they all work wonderfully together. the sweet, slightly tart apples, the creamy, rich cheese + the salty, meaty bacon all combine fabulously! and the best part? these are super easy + quick to make, coming together in less than 15 minutes from start to finish, so they’d make a great speedy weeknight dinner or after-school snack.
first, you get your ingredients prepped. see how pretty apples, bacon + cheddar look together?
then, you start making your quesadilla. lay 1 tortilla in your heated + lightly-oiled pan, stack on your cheese, apple slices + bacon. top with a little salt + pepper, another tortilla, + heat for just a few minutes on each side, until the tortillas are lightly browned + the cheese is ooey gooey + delicious. here’s what it looked like before adding on the top flour tortilla, so you can get a sense of it.
there you have it! a quick, easy + absolutely delicious snack, appetizer, or light meal. thanks, rachel, for letting me post – i can’t wait to see all the other applelicious posts you have lined up!
Apple Cheddar And Bacon Quesadillas
Ingredients
- 2 flour tortillas
- 1 C cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/2 medium apple thinly sliced
- 2 strips of bacon chopped, cooked + drained
Instructions
- Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Spray lightly with non-stick spray.
- Create your tortilla: start with 1 flour tortilla, then the cheddar cheese, apple slices, and bacon. top with salt + pepper to taste. Add one more tortilla on top. Heat for 3-4 minutes a side, flipping once, either tortillas are golden brown and cheese has completely melted.
- Move to a cutting board, allow to cool for a minute, then cut into triangles.
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Check out some other amazing recipes from Amy: Sugar Cookie Bars, Cake Batter Truffles and Chicken Tortilla Soup.
So nice to “meet” you Rachel! So glad you and Amy teamed up for this guest post! I love quesadillas any way you serve ’em, but i’ve never had them with a combination quite like this before! So easy, it makes me go.. “why didn’t I ever think of that?!” Love it Amy!
Rachel you and me are sorta on the same page today! I Love the apple in these… I’m totally having this for lunch! :)
These look ridiculously good. Love the apple a day series so far, Rachel! Everything looks delicious!
I have to say, I love bacon. The only thing that makes me love bacon more is seeing it used in new and interesting ways. And I have to say, this is one of those. Delicious dish!
Thanks for having me guest post, Rachel – i loved this recipe + I wouldn’t have made it without your inspiration to do so. So thank you! =)
alas – a new breakfast idea. A huge thank you for helping me with weekday morning dull-drums!
I bet this tasted amazing! What a perfect combo, Amy!
I would eat 10000 of those.
I love apple cheddar quesadillas – time to add some bacon next time! Great recipe, Amy!
WANT.
Wow that looks so good!!! I love apples and cheese…this kicks it up a notch, I wonder how it would be with turkey bacon…
oooh i love apple & cheddar together…and bacon too? wow! great job amy. :)
Sounds better than a normal quesadilla. What a great suggestion!
This is on my fall to-do list. OMG.
YES! I have tons of freshly made tortillas, apples and cheddar. Going to buy bacon tomorrow so that I can make these for dinner. I love bacon and I love apples, but maybe I’ll find them weird together. I’m picky, you know. Going to try anyway!
Awesome combo! They look great & I can’t wait to make them!
YES! I’m in love with this–what a great idea for a quick, easy and TASTY meal. I’m always on the look out for something I can make for a fast lunch–this is definitely on my must try list. Thanks for a great recipe, Amy!
Amy this is my kind of quesadilla! I am in love with all things apple and cheddar!
Combining all of these delicious ingredients into 1 melty quesadilla sounds delicious!
ok, i love that she brought a savory/sweet dish! i feel like every time someone says “apple,” you automatically think of sweet/desserts. love the bacon incorporation into this quesadilla!
what an AWESOME combo…can’t beat it. I’m such a fool for quesadillas :) these look great!
Oh yum, this combo sounds SO amazing!! I am all about bacon lately, but I don’t think I’ve ever used it with apples. Definitely going on my lunch menu soon!
love those.
These quesadillas look awesome!
Looks great! Love the pic with the apple design on the tortilla :)
Oh yummers!
What a fun idea of a snack! I think even my picky 7 year old would eat this. The bacon would sure win him over!
I made these as a snack today and loved them! It was my first quesadilla ever. I left out the apple just because I didn’t want anything messing with perhaps the best combo ever, cheddar and bacon, but I’m sure it would have added something nice. :) So yummy! Will definitely make again.
ohh! These look delcious, I’ve never had apples and cheese together. But I must say it sounds sooo good!