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crab, egg and pepper breakfast quesadillas

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Recipe by
Suzanne Banfield
@SBcooks
Basking Ridge, NJ

This breakfast quesadilla is such a happy surprise – it’s filled with breakfast ingredients, but with a twist. It’s best served on slow and easy mornings when you have time to enjoy hanging out with family and friends.

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For crab, egg and pepper breakfast quesadillas

  • 2 Tbsp
    butter, divided use
  • 1 sm
    onion, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp
    salsa, plus more for serving
  • 2 oz
    goat cheese
  • 6 lg
    eggs
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    pepper
  • 4 lg
    gluten-free tortilla wraps (about 9-inch diameter)
  • 8 oz
    refrigerated pasteurized crab meat
  • 1 lg
    roasted red pepper, cut into strips
  • 6 oz
    pepper jack cheese, shredded
  • 2 Tbsp
    mexican crema or sour cream
  • 1 Tbsp
    chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 md
    avocados, peeled, pitted and sliced

How To Make crab, egg and pepper breakfast quesadillas

  • 1
    Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large nonstick skillet. Add onion; cook about 3 minutes over medium heat until softened. Whisk 2 tablespoons salsa and the goat cheese into eggs; add salt and pepper. Stir into the pan with the onions; cook until eggs are softly scrambled. Remove to a plate and divide into 4 portions.
  • 2
    Wipe out the skillet and melt 1/4 of the remaining butter in the skillet. Construct each quesadilla by spreading a portion of eggs on one half of a tortilla. Scatter crab meat and red pepper strips over the eggs. Sprinkle with cheese and fold the quesadilla in half.
  • 3
    Place the folded quesadilla in the skillet; cook each side for about 2 minutes or until golden brown spots appear. Add a bit of butter for cooking each quesadilla. Cut each quesadilla into fourths. Drizzle crema over the pieces, sprinkle with cilantro and serve with avocado and extra salsa.
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