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As I was shopping at our local grocery store yesterday I spotted huge Pumpkins!! Oh the glorious, beautiful pumpkin. Is it that time of year already? How could I let it slip past and not make something pumpkin yet? I immediately ran to the baking isle and bought 8 cans of pumpkin puree, one can never have enough!
Then I came home and created this yummy little dinner. I may or may not have eaten 2 whole quesadillas myself. They are the perfect amount of pumpkin, slight crunch from the onion, spices and melt-y cheese. The boys gobbled them up too. They kept saying these are so yummy mommy! Not to mention healthy and meatless too!
Ingredients: 1 cup canned pure pumpkin puree; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon Mexican oregano; 1/2 teaspoon chili powder; 2-3 green onions, diced; Six 8-inch tortillas, I used whole wheat; 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella (Queso Fresco or Monterrey Jack would be good too); 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
I used whole wheat tortillas because it’s what I had, and also mozzarella cheese, but I think queso fresco or monterrey jack cheese would be excellent too.
Add diced green onions, pumpkin and spices to a bowl. Mix well.
Smear on about 1/3 of the pumpkin mixture to one half of the tortillas, then sprinkle on cheese. Place on top another tortillas.
Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a med-high skillet
and cook about 2-3 minutes per side until brown and the cheese has melted. Then slice in wedges and serve immediately.
Aren’t they a pretty little dinner?
We ate them outside, the boys running around and me enjoying the cooler weather. All is right in the world again.
* I found this pretty tortilla warmer at a local garage sale for 50 cents! I just think it’s adorable and perfect to keep the quesadillas warm.
Print This RecipePumpkin Quesadillas
1 cups canned pure pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp Mexican oregano
1/2 tsp chili powder
2-3 green onions, diced
6, 8 inches tortillas, I used Whole Wheat
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella (Queso Fresco or Monterrey Jack would be good too)
3 tbsp vegetable oilIn bowl, stir pumpkin, green onions and spices, mix well. Spread over 3 tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese. Top with remaining tortillas. In large skillet, heat 1 tbsp. oil over medium-low. Cook quesadillas 1 at a time, turning once and adding more oil between batches, until browned, 3-4 minutes. Cut into wedges.
This is a wonderful recipe.
It’s not a usual thing here to cook/bake with pumpkin so I’m always thrilled to find new recipes using pumpkin
I really wish I could taste this pumpkin quesadillas now
Yum! And I LOVE that tortilla warmer!! What a find! It is beautiful & for only $.50 – nice :D.
Oh man I bet these are delicious. I can smell them now! Pinned!
Hi Jenna,
Your Pumpkin Quesadilla’s look delicious! Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
What a brillant Fall idea. I can’t get enough pumpkin this time of year. Thanks for sharing this recipe on foodie friday.
What a wonderful idea! I found you on Amee’s Fit & fabulous Fridays and so glad I did! Looking forward to more!
Pinned this – we need to try this during the Fall season! Thank you so much for sharing this at All my Bloggy Friends last week. I can’t wait to see what you share tomorrow! 🙂
Definitely a lovely meal! I’ve never thought of anything like this, but am wild about pumpkin. What a combo of YUM. Thanks so much for linking up at Weekend Potluck. Please come back soon.
Yummo! These quesadillas look incredible!! Thank you for sharing at Fit and Fabulous Fridays!
Fabulous recipe! So unique! I have been looking for new, creative fall recipes, and this is a MUST! Also, I have a fall giveaway on my blog now if you’re interested: http://foodforthefresh.blogspot.com/2012/09/fall-giveaway.html
I tried this recipe this morning and it was fantastic! Thank you for sharing! I substituted brown rice tortillas (I have a wheat allergy) and they were still fantastic. 🙂