Barbecue Bacon and Pineapple Quesadillas
About four days or so ago I was thinking about two of my favorite pizzas… The “Hawaiian” and the “barbecue chicken”. I thought about how I love the salty smoky bacon with the sweet juicy pineapple… and then I remembered about my love affair with a certain barbecue sauce and how I haven’t stop finding excuses recipes in which to scarf.it.down!
With that said, I decided to do what any self-respecting foodie would do… and marry those two in a culinary matrimony… and then stuff them in a quesadilla. Genius? I think so!
What I love most about any ‘dilla is that they can be relatively quick and easy. I love a crispy exterior and a cheesy interior, and when stuffed with other delicious ingredients {i.e. bacon} they can make for a satisfying lunch {or snack}.
So to be totally obvious… you’ll need bacon, pineapple, tortillas… some thinly slice red onion and a little of my homemade barbecue sauce… oh and then there’s of course cheese, lots of it too!
Grab some pineapple. I found these spears at my grocery store and since I didn’t need all of them… I snacked on the rest in the meantime.
Slice those babies up and set them off to the side.
Next chop up 8 ounces of bacon into small pieces. It’s already smelling HEAVENLY!
Throw the bacon into a hot pan that has a little bit of olive oil.
Then cook until the bacon is nice and crispy. When the bacon is perfectly crispy remove with a slotted spoon and place it on a paper towel lined plate. Yup, I also snacked on a couple of those too.
Heat up your griddle or a large 10 inch skillet over medium-medium high and spray with your Misto or cooking spray. This will help get a nice crust on the tortillas.
Speaking of tortillas, throw one on the preheated griddle {or pan}.
Move quickly by topping the tortilla with a little grated Mozz…
…Then a little sliced fresh pineapple…
…Sprinkle with the bacon and a few thinly sliced red onions…
And drizzle with a little of the homemade barbecue sauce. Don’t go overboard because it will just drip out {see above}. I always have a small dish next to me so I can dunk them in more of that liquid gold.
With a spatula, fold and continue to cook for a minute or two.
Slice…
And serve!
Feel free to double dip.
And *ahem* these babies are sweet meets smoky meets cheesy, they’re totally fab and I’m totally in love with them. Like totally.
Barbecue Bacon and Pineapple Quesadillas
Sweet meets smoky meets cheesy!
Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 20-30 minutes
Cook Time: 5-10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes {maybe}
Ingredients:
8 ounces Bacon, diced and cooked until crispy
4 ounces Mozzarella, grated
4 Flour or Whole Wheat Tortillas
1/2 cup of diced Fresh Pineapple
Thinly Sliced Red Onion
4 tablespoons of Homemade Barbecue Sauce, plus more for dunking {see above post for link!}
Cooking Spray or Misto!
Directions:
Preheated an 8 inch skillet over moderate heat. Once hot add in diced bacon and cook until crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate.
Spray a preheated griddle or 10 inch skillet with your Misto or cooking spray.
Lay a tortilla down and top with Mozzarella, slice pineapple, cooked bacon and red onion. Lightly drizzle with a tablespoon of barbecue sauce.
Once the cheese is melted, use a spatula to fold the quesadilla in half and cook for another minute.
Remove the quesadilla to a cutting board to cool slightly before cutting it into wedges.
Serve it with a small dish of barbecue sauce on the side to dunk!
Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours! (
Ohhh I’m so down with these. I love bacon and pineapple together, salty an sweet.
Omg these look delcious! Never had a Quesadilla with anything other than, Chicken or Steal, bacon sounds really yummy, and the red onion was a perfect touch.
Yum!
This is so genius I can’t even DEAL. So much yum!
You are my best friend. HOLYGOODNESS.
simplyscratch replied: — December 19th, 2012 @ 2:45 am
hahaha you always crack me up!
A hundred billion times, YES.
i LOVE bbq + pineapple together. I always get bbq Hawaiian pizza when i see it on the menu.
Why didn’t i ever think to put all the same flavors into a quesadilla before? this is madness and I’m loving every bit of it Laurie!
Mu hubs is the biggest quesadilla fan. He loves these flavors too. Big winner!
You are my hero! Love this!!
This is such a great flavor combo!!! My husband and I enjoy making quesadillas so I’m always looking for new recipes!
I love bacon and bbq together! I might even be able to get hubs to eat this.
Um…Yes Please!!
wow these sound so good! I could eat a plateful right now!
Can you ever go wrong with bacon and jalapeno?! I have to make this for Jason – he is going to be over the moon for these!
This. Looks. Amazing.
These were so so amazing. We loved this unique twist on the quesadilla and the combo of bacon, pineapple, and BBQ sauce!!