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This is an excellent idea to have the pizza taste but without all the crust. Make pepperoni pizza quesadillas (as shown here) using a few slices of pepperoni and a sprinkling of grated Parmesan cheese! The basic idea is that you make a pizza quesadilla, stuffed with your favourite pizza ingredients including pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni and black olives, and then you top the quesadilla with more of the pizza toppings and quickly bake it to melt the cheese on top! You can cook Pizza Quesadillas using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Pizza Quesadillas

You need 4 of burrito size flour tortillas.
It's 2 tbs of butter.
Prepare 1 cup of shredded pizza blend cheese.
Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped pepperoni slices.
You need 4 tbs of pizza sauce - divided.
Prepare 4 oz of cream cheese - softened.
You need 2 tbs of chopped green onions.
You need 2 tsp of ranch dressing mix (optional).
Prepare of Optional additional fillings.
Prepare of chopped black olives.
It's of minced onion - lightly sautéed.
Prepare of minced bell pepper - lightly sautéed.
Prepare of chopped canadian bacon.
It's of cooked beef or Italian sausage.

Pepperoni and sauce tucked into gooey cheese, these Pepperoni Pizza Quesadillas are a kid-friendly meal everyone will love! Today there was a little excitement when we made these yummy pizza quesadillas. It was a fun change of pace and we all enjoyed these, even hubby. It is definitely going into the lunch folder.

Pizza Quesadillas step by step

In a small bowl combine cream cheese, green onions, and ranch mix until well blended. Heat a large skillet over medium heat..
While skillet heats spread 1 oz of cream cheese mixture on one half of a flour tortilla. Spread pizza sauce over other half..
Add 1/2 tbs butter to skillet. Swirl to coat as it melts. Place tortilla in skillet cream cheese/sauce side up..
Sprinkle 1/4 cup shredded cheese over sauce side. Top cheese with 2 tbs pepperoni and any other desired fillings..
Fold cream cheese side of tortilla over fillings. Gently press together with spatula..
Cook until bottom is golden brown. Carefully flip and cook until second side looks the same. Transfer to plate. Let rest a few minutes before cutting..
Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 4 yummy quesadillas. Serve with additional pizza sauce if desired. Enjoy!.

Isaac had so much fun dipping these cheesy pizza quesadillas and they were pretty much mess-free. I used a jar of pasta sauce, philadelphia, grated cheddar, onion, fresh tomato, red pepper, sweetcorn, ham and bacon for my lunch!! A crispy, cheese-stuffed quesadilla forms the base for a quick cast-iron-baked pizza. [Photographs: J. Video: Natalie Holt] This is what happens when a pizza and a quesadilla meet down in a van by the river for a little late-night action: cheesy, greasy, crisp-edged glory. Try our pizzadilla recipe for a kid-friendly dinner or party-ready appetizer.