Tuna Quesadilla

Calling all quesadilla lovers! Get ready for a melty and delicious cheesy tuna quesadilla melt recipe!

Tuna quesadilla is everything you love from a tuna melt, but all tucked up in a quesadilla instead. It's a quick and easy lunch recipe and great as a snack for hungry kids.

Making Tuna Quesadilla Is A Good Thing, Here’s Why! 

Quick and easy! - You can prep these quesadillas and have them ready to cook in just a couple of minutes.

Kids love them - Our kids love quesadilla and tuna melt, so tuna melt quesadilla is just a total win here!

Versatile - You can add in any extras you fancy, want it spicy? Add some jalapeños, fancy some extra veggies, try garlicky mushrooms.

Tuna Quesadilla Recipe 

Serves – 2 people

Prep Time – 5 minutes

Cook Time – around 6 minutes

Total Time – around 10 minutes

Our Most Popular Alternative – Tuna Melt Baguette

Equipment Needed

• Frying Pan

• Silicone Pastry Brush

• Small Bowl

• Cheese Grater

• Fork

• Medium Bowl

• Spatula

• Bread Board

Tuna Quesadilla Ingredients

You'll only need 6 ingredients to make a delicious tuna cheese melt quesadilla

• 2 soft flour tortillas (the large ones)

• 195g can sweetcorn

• 110g tinned tuna

• 2 tablespoon mayonnaise

• 60g Cheddar cheese - grated

• 2 teaspoon olive oil

How To Make Tuna Quesadilla

You are going to just LOVE how easy quesadilla melts are to make!

Step One - put the filling into the wraps

• Mix together the tuna, sweetcorn and mayonnaise and spread onto one half of the flour wrap.

• Then sprinkle over the grated cheese.

Step Two - brush the wraps with olive oil

• Fold the wrap over and press down, then brush the top side with olive oil.

Step Three - cook the tuna quesadilla

• Put the frying pan onto the hob over a medium-high heat.

• Place the tuna melt quesadilla into the frying pan, oil side down. And cook for 2-3 minutes (or until the underside is turning golden brown) 

• Then brush the top side with a little olive oil, and flip the tuna melt quesadilla over to cook the other side. Again, cook the tortilla for around 2-3 minutes or until the tortilla is turning golden brown and the filling heated through properly.

Step Four - serve

• Take the quesadilla from the pan, slice into two or three wedges and serve straight away. We like to add a pot of tomato salsa, but that’s optional.

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What To Serve With Tuna Quesadilla

When I’m making these for a quick and easy kids lunch I usually add a couple of side dishes – I’ve popped a few of our favourites below. And yes, I keep it all simple and quick!

• Cucumber sticks 
• Carrot sticks 
• Tomatoes – just chopped into wedges
• Potato wedges 
• A pot of BBQ baked beans 
• Fruit plate – sliced pears or pineapple slices are great

Tasty Tips From Our Kitchen To Make Your Tuna Quesadilla Perfect Every Time !

Okay, so.. we’ve given you a really basic tuna melt quesadilla recipe here, but you can switch things up and add your own twist as you like.

Switch the protein – you can add shredded cooked ham, chicken or turkey to these quesadillas, just be sure it’s properly reheated when you cook them.

Use a different cheese – you can add in whatever cheese you like to eat - try grated mozzarella, Red Leicester, spicy Mexican cheese - they all work really well.

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