There's no better way to beat your fast food cravings than with my Skinny Big Mac Quesadilla. Inspired by the flavors of a fast food favorite, this quesadilla is packed with so many of your favorite ingredients: melty cheese, lean ground beef, pickles, ketchup, and mayo. Skinny Big Mac Quesadilla will be your new favorite guilty pleasure, minus the guilt! Upgrade your quesadilla game with this comforting, cheesy goodness.
Course dinner, lunch, main course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword big mac, quesadilla
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 4quesadillas
Calories 318kcal
Author Steph
Equipment
frying pan
skillet
Ingredients
4low carb tortillas/wrapsused: Ole Xtreme Wellness Low Carb Tortillas
1onionchopped
1lb96/4 extra lean ground beef
non-stick cooking spray
1 tbspminced dried onion
1tspgarlic powder
1tsppaprika
1/2tspground mustard
1/4tspkosher salt
2tbspWorcestershire
1tbspketchup
1/2cuppicklechopped
2tbsppickle juice
14ozdiced tomatoes
4slicesAmerican Cheeseused: Velveeta brand
shredded iceberg
raw onionchopped
Sauce
1/4cuplight mayo
1tbspketchup
2tbsppickleschopped
Instructions
Preheat a frying pan over medium heat.
Chop the onion and add it to the pan with olive oil spray.
Add the lean ground beef to the pan with the onion. Using your spatula, break the beef up and cook until no longer pink.
Add the dried minced onion, garlic powder, paprika, ground mustard, and salt. Make sure to stir to incorporate the spices evenly into the meat.
Add the Worcestershire, ketchup, chopped pickles and pickle juice, and diced tomatoes.
Simmer for about 10 minutes over medium heat until liquid is absorbed. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix together sauce ingredients.
Lay out tortillas, filling each with one heaping cup of filling and a slice of cheese, cut in half - half on each side of the tortilla. Add a tbsp of sauce on top of the meat mixture, plus some raw chopped onions. Optional: add extra chopped pickles.
Fold tortillas in half.
Preheat a skillet over medium low heat. Spray with non-stick cooking spray.
Place folded tortillas on skillet--cooking for a few minutes on each side until toasty. Flip gently.
Add shredded lettuce inside tortilla or serve on the side.