leethal “recipe” – Grilled Breakfast Quesadilla

I’ve become a little obsessed with this meal lately, working (and eating) at home every day – George Foreman grilled quesadillas are super easy, healthy(ish) depending on your filling choices, and so delicious!  You need a GF grill big enough to fit your tortilla, or else you can fold one tortilla in half and make a half-size snack.

My version is vegetarian, but of course you can substitute meat or vegan ingredients as you like.  You can also make a higher quality meal by using fresh ingredients instead of frozen, and you can use non-breakfasty ingredients for a lunch or dinner version; use whatever you like, it’ll be yum!

I used:

• 2 whole grain tortillas
• 1 hash brown patty
• 1 veggie sausage patty (MorningStar Farms)
• shredded cheddar cheese
• frozen veggies (Trader Joe’s organic mix with corn, peas, carrots, and green beans – small veggie pieces work best)

Plug in the grill, put in the hash brown and sausage patties, grill for a few minutes.  Put the patties on a plate and cut them up into small pieces.  Place one tortilla on the grill, spread the hash brown and sausage bits over it evenly, add a layer of frozen veggies, then a layer of shredded cheese.  Top with second tortilla, close grill, grill until tortilla top is browned, cheese is melted, and veggies are done (around 7-8 minutes I think).  Transfer to a plate, let cool a minute, cut in quarters, let cool a couple more minutes, eat!  Yumyumyumyum!

Other ingredient ideas – add sliced mushrooms on the grill at the beginning with the hash brown and sausage; use a frozen veggie mix that includes beans too (some have black and/or kidney and or/garbanzo beans); use ripped up pieces of fake turkey instead of fake sausage for a lunch quesadilla; use pepper jack cheese for some spice; add fresh spinach instead of or in addition to the frozen veggies…..