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Breakfast Vegetable Quesadilla

50 servings

Crediting:

1 quesadilla provides:

  • 5/8 c total vegetable (⅛ cup additional vegetable, ¼ cup red/orange vegetable, ¼ cup other vegetable)
  • 1.5 oz eq meat/meat alternate
  • 1 oz eq grains

PrimeroEdge: SR110638

Ingredients

Breakfast Vegetable Quesadilla

2 ½ lb   Mushrooms, fresh, diced
2 ½ lb   Sweet bell red peppers, diced
½ tsp   Salt, kosher
1 tsp   Pepper, black
3 ¼ lb   Eggs, frozen, whole, pasteurized
1 ½ lb   Cheese, cheddar, shredded, low sodium
50 each   Flour tortilla, whole-grain rich, 8 inch

Pico de Gallo

5 ¾ lb   Tomato
6 oz   Onion
¼ c   Jalapeno
1 c   Cilantro, fresh
1 tsp   Cumin, ground
1 tbsp   Garlic, granulated
Scallions, sliced, for garnish, optional

Breakfast Vegetable Quesadilla Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 °F.
  2. Combine mushrooms, bell peppers, salt and pepper.
  3. Prepare scrambled eggs according to package directions.
  4. To build quesadilla:
  5. Line a full sheet tray with parchment. Begin by placing 6 tortillas on the sheet tray.
  6. Place a #36 scoop (1 ¾ tbsp.) of shredded cheese, a #8 scoop of vegetabl mixture and a #30 scoop (1 oz) of scrambled egg on half of the tortilla.
  7. Fold the tortilla in half to create a half-moon. Add additional tortillas as space is created on the sheet tray. Twelve quesadillas will fit on a full sheet tray.
  8. Bake for 15 minutes. For crispier quesadilla, bake for 20-30 minutes, flipping half way through.
  9. Remove core from the tomatoes and cut into quarters.
  10. Add tomatoes, onions, jalapeno, cilantro, cumin, and granulated garlic to a food processor. Pulse to chop up until fine consistency.
  11. CCP: Keep cold, below 41 °F
  12. To Serve: Top each quesadilla with ¼ c (# 16 scoop) pico de gallo and 1 tbsp of sliced scallions.
    NOTE: Keep warm for breakfast in the classroom or grab and go.

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