Looking for a quick and easy recipe? These Cajun Steak Quesadillas are over the top with the cajun seaosning. It's a must try recipe!
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword air fryer, blackstone, cheesesteak, quesadilla
Prep Time 5 minutesmins
Cook Time 5 minutesmins
Total Time 10 minutesmins
Servings 1serving
Calories 479
Equipment
Blackstone or Griddle
Air Fryer
Ingredients
1flour tortilla
2 tbspcajun seasoning
2tbsp butter
1cmexican blend cheeseshredded
2tbspmushroomsdiced
2tbsponiondiced
Instructions
Sprinkle cajun seasoning or your favorite steak seasoning on both sides of the steak.
Place in a greased air fryer basket at 350° or the blackstone and cook for 6-8 minutes for medium rare, 8-10 for well done.
Once the steak is cooked to your liking, allow it to rest for 5 minutes. This helps to seal the juices in.
Then cut the steak into bite sized pieces.
TIP: You can cut the steak into bite size pieces and cook in the air fryer or the blackstone. However, I like keeping the steak whole if I can so that it locks in the juices in the steak during the cooking process. In my opinion, when you cut steak and cook it you not only get a drier end result, but you also end up with a tougher chew.
On a flour tortilla spread butter over the entire tortilla in an even layer. This allows the cajun seasoning to stick to it and gives it a nice golden brown color once cooked.
Sprinkle the cajun seasoning over the butter and place side down on the Blackstone, a skillet or griddle.
On the side that doesn’t have the butter and cajun seasoning, sprinkle an equal amount of your favorite cheese or whatever you have on hand all over the quesadilla. We ALWAYS have Mexican blend, mozzarella and cheddar on hand and have made it with them all.
Top the cheese with mushrooms, onions and steak (or any of the other substitutions you are using) on half of the side of the quesadilla.
The cheese only will help to melt on top of the steak and keep all of the ingredients in place.
Fold the tortilla in half by flipping the cheese only side over. Let the cheese melt for a minute or two (every Blackstone distributes heat differently I’ve found so know your Blackstone!).
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Notes
how to make a quesadilla in the air fryer?
You can TOTALLY make this entire recipe in the Air Fryer. We just happen to have both and prefer it cooked on the Blackstone because it gives the tortilla a crispier tortilla.Simply cook the steak.Layer the quesadilla on one side with the cheese first, then the steak and/or whatever other ingredients you are using.Top the steak or the last ingredient you place down with cheese. This will help the tortilla stick and keep all of the ingredients in place.Place in a greased air fryer basket and cook at 350° for 6-10 minutes. You may want to flip halfway through to ensure both sides of the tortilla cook evenly.