Sweet Pear And Cheddar Quesadillas Recipes

SWEET PEAR AND CHEDDAR QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Cook 2 Tbsp. butter and 1 Tbsp. sugar in large saucepan on medium heat 1 to 2 min. or until butter is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring occasionally. Stir in vanilla and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon. Add pears; mix lightly. Cook 5 to 7 min. or until pears are tender, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; set aside. Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
• Spoon pear mixture evenly onto bottom half of each of the tortillas; sprinkle with cheese. Fold tortillas in half. Melt remaining butter. Brush half of the butter evenly onto tops of quesadillas; sprinkle evenly with half of the cinnamon mixture. Gently turn quesadillas over; place on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Brush with remaining butter, then sprinkle with remaining cinnamon mixture.
• Bake 15 min. or until quesadillas are lightly browned and cheese is melted. Serve warm topped with COOL WHIP.

PEAR AND BRIE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Lay the brie cheese and pear slices on one half of the tortilla.
• Sprinkle with the jalapeno peppers, if using.
• Fold the tortilla in half and cook in your panini press (my favorite method - no oil needed!) or, to cook in a frying pan, heat 1 - 2 teaspoons of vegetable or canola oil over medium heat. Lay the quesadilla in the pan and let cook for a minute or two until the cheese starts melting and the tortilla begins to brown. Flip and cook on the other side until cheese is melted and both sides are browned.
• Remove from panini press or frying pan, cut into wedges, and garnish with salsa, fresh sliced tomatoes, avocado, fresh cilantro, and/or sour cream.

PEAR, CARAMELIZED ONION, AND BRIE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook onion until soft and translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in honey, thyme, salt, and pepper; continue to cook until golden brown, about 10 minutes more. Add pears and cook until just softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and grease with nonstick cooking spray. Place 1 tortilla in the skillet and top with 1/4 of the Brie. Add 1/4 of the onion-pear mixture and cover with a second tortilla. Weigh down quesadilla with a smaller skillet or plate and cook until lightly browned on the bottom, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes more. Transfer to a plate.
• Repeat with remaining tortillas, Brie cheese, and onion-pear mixture. Slice quesadillas into wedges, or wrap in foil to take along for a picnic.