Beef, Blue Cheese, and Spinach Quesadillas

Ted and I made these frequently the summer after he graduated from college

Ingredients

• 1/3 c cooked lean ground beef
• 3 T taco sauce
• 4 large burrito size flour tortillas
• 10 oz. frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 4 oz blue cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 t red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. Stir together beef and taco sauce in a small bowl
2. Lay two tortillas on a flat surface and divide beef mixture between them. Sprinkle each tortilla with half of cheese, spinach, and red pepper flakes; top each with a remaining tortilla
3. Set a alrge heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Place one quesadilla in the skillet and cook until brown spots form on bottom of tortilla, about 3-4 minutes.
4. Flip and repeat; remove to a large cutting board. Cover to keep warm.
5. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Cut each quesadilla into 8 wedges and serve.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Marie McCann 07/28/2014