We’re boldly moving ahead with our homeschool cooking 101. Yes, MacGyver knows how to sort his laundry on laundry days and he knows how to bake-up some cheesy quesadillas for himself and Miss Enigma. You’ll find a FREE printable link for MacGyver’s quesadillas at the end of the recipe.
Ingredients: Tortillas, Refried beans, Shredded cheese, Olive Oil, Chopped avocado*, Plain yogurt* (*optional)
Tools: Cookie sheet, Butter knife, Pastry brush, Spoon, Can opener
*preheat oven to 350 degrees
Step 1: Brush each side of two tortillas with olive oil.
Step 2: Spread first tortilla with beans and sprinkle with cheese.
Step 3: Assemble second tortilla on top of quesadilla.
Step 4: Bake in oven for10 minutes and serve with a side of yogurt and avocado.
Print this recipe: Quesadillas
A few tips while the quesadillas bake. MacGyver is learning kitchen safety. Currently, I assist him when using the oven.
I keep two pairs of kitchen scissors handy for cutting. They work perfect for cutting quesadillas, pizza, spaghetti, herbs, and especially prosciutto. When my sister-in-law saw me cutting prosciutto she exclaimed, “Wow, I’ve never seen anyone cut meat with scissors before!” You should try it. It works great.
I bought these inexpensive kitchen scissors at Sam’s Club several years ago, two in a pack. What I really like is the way they come apart. I simply drop them in the dishwasher. What’s not to like about easy clean-up?
We have a strange phenomenon going on in our family. MacGyver and Miss Enigma are picky eaters. Seeing how their Mommy and Daddy LOVE food, I never dreamed we would have picky eaters for children. So while the kids like all things food plain-jane, Mommy likes things spicy! So for the grown-ups in your life, through in some chopped fajita meat or rotisserie chicken. Then pile on the toppings: jalapenos (everything is better with jalapenos), shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, chopped avocado, chopped cilantro, plain yogurt, and salsa (yes, salsa and jalapenos). I told you Mommy likes it spicy!
Do you have picky eaters? What healthy foods have you found that your picky eaters will eat? Please share!
Life with Jeannine
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Maddie loooves mexican food. Quesadillas are her favorite. Must have been all of the Mexican food I ate while pregnant. I need to make the pizzas for her too.
Love your waddlee-ah-chaa attitude!! Great photos and directions for a fun activity to do with kids!
These look great, we’ll definitely be making them! We only discovered re-fried beans a few years ago but the kids love them and they’re so easy to add to things.
Delicious – what a great idea. Thanks for the recipe!
these look soooo good! now I’m hungry
This is my first visit here, through We Play. I love the printable recipes, I often used blogged recipes but have to scroll up and down the page to see what to do next.
So much learning and fun to be had in the kitchen and what a valuable life skill.
Mmmm! They look really good and what a great recipe for kids to use.
Cooking with kids has so many important life lessons!