Easy Appetizer Recipes
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One of the Best Peanut Butter Quesadillas Recipes
Peanut butter and jelly are a staple when it comes to kids' sandwich recipes but what about using flour tortillas instead of bread to make peanut butter quesadillas recipes? This is a great snack for the kids when they get home from school and it is also a really quick and easy appetizer recipe. The word "quesadillas" means a Mexican snack food made with flour tortillas and cheese. It translates to mean "cheese tortilla." In other countries, the word quesadilla is sometimes used to mean a sandwich type snack, where a filling is sandwiched between two flour tortillas. The filling might or might not be cheese.
There are lots of different fillings you can use in quesadilla recipes - chicken and cheese, avocado, tomato and cheese, ground beef and onions, cheese and onion, cheese and apple, grilled vegetables and more. Cheese often features in quesadillas because it is so delicious when it melts and it goes nicely with many varieties of quesadilla fillings. Whether you are making peanut butter quesadillas recipes or another type of quesadilla recipe, quesadillas are cooked and served hot. These easy party appetizers are not only for kids but kids do love them. You can make quesadillas with any kind of sweet or savory filling and they make tasty and easy party appetizers. Serve them hot or warm. You can cut them into big wedges for filling appetizers or smaller, thinner wedges for less filling ones. If you run out of quesadilla wedges you can see from this peanut butter quesadillas recipe that they are quick and simple to make so you can make a new batch in under five minutes if need be.
The following recipe for peanut butter quesadillas also contains jelly and bananas. You do not have to use banana if you do not want to but it does complement both the jelly and the peanut butter flavors. You can use any kind of jelly for this peanut butter quesadillas recipe, so just use whatever you already happen to have in the refrigerator if that is easier. Also, you can choose between smooth and crunchy peanut butter, depending on which type you personally prefer. Both kinds are nice with this peanut butter quesadillas recipe.
Middle Eastern Yogurt Dip with Lemon and Chili
Ingredients -
1 flour tortilla
1 teaspoon butter
2 tablespoons strawberry jelly
2 tablespoons peanut butter
½ banana, sliced
Preparation:
Melt the butter in a skillet over a medium heat.
Spread the peanut butter on one side of the tortilla.
Spread the jelly over the top and arrange the banana on one half.
Fold the tortilla in half to enclose the filling and heat in for 2 minutes on each side in the skillet until it is hot and lightly browned all over.
Slice it into wedges and serve warm.
(Serves 4)
