Description
A delicious breakfast quesadilla filled with hash browns, eggs, sausage, and cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 frozen hash brown patties
- 8 large eggs
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 5 tbsp melted butter (divided)
- 1 lb sausage
- 8 burrito-size flour tortillas
- 2 (8-oz) packages cheddar cheese slices
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450ºF.
- Place hash browns on a half sheet pan and bake for 15 minutes, or until crispy.
- Whisk together egg and cottage cheese in a large bowl; season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium heat and add the egg mixture. Scramble the eggs and set aside.
- Add sausage to the pan and cook over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain excess grease.
- Brush a half-sheet pan with 1 1/2 tablespoons of melted butter.
- Place 6 flour tortillas around the edges of the sheet pan, with the tortillas hanging halfway over the edge of the pan, leaving a gap in the center. Place 1 tortilla in the bottom center gap.
- Top the tortilla with half of the cheese slices. Top with hash browns. Add scrambled eggs, sausage, and top with the remaining cheese slices.
- Place the last tortilla in the center of the mixture. Carefully begin folding the tortillas that are hanging over the edge towards the middle.
- Brush with remaining melted butter. Place a second sheet pan on top of the folded tortillas and press down a bit.
- Transfer the stacked baking sheets to the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the top baking sheet and bake for 15 more minutes, or until the tortillas are lightly golden.
- Remove the sheet pan from the oven and allow the quesadilla to cool slightly before cutting it into servings.
Notes
- This quesadilla can be customized with additional vegetables or different cheeses.
- Serve with salsa or hot sauce for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 300mg