A Brilliant Breakfast Quesadilla For Toddlers
Here’s one from the “Taco Bell” school of recipe development: if your child likes a bunch of ingredients individually or in one form, chances are likely they’ll likely enjoy the same ones in a slightly different form. Cheese? Check. Eggs? Check. Bready but kinda crunchy things? Check. Creamy spready stuff? Check. Voila: the breakfast quesadilla.
Ingredients
Instructions
Prep
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Ready the guac: make our toddler friendly one, or use store bought. Spread guacamole across the top of one tortilla.
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Crack the egg into a small bowl and add in a small splash of milk (optional); mix until the yolk is broken up and the liquid is all the same color. Set aside.
Serve
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Melt a small pat of butter over medium heat in a skillet just large enough to hold a tortilla.
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Place the tortilla with the guacamole into the pan, guace side facing up. Pour the egg mixture over the top of the tortilla, using a spoon to spread it out across the tortilla; don't fret if a bit of egg liquid escapes into the pan. Sprinkle cheese all across the tortilla, then smoosh the second tortilla on top and press until it gloms onto the mixture below.
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Cook the tortilla until it is brown and slightly crisps on the bottom side, or roughly 2 minutes; flip and cook the other side for one minute, then remove from heat.
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Wait 2-3 minutes before cutting into it so that insides can cool.
Serve
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Cut the quesadilla into the shape most compelling to your child. (Mine loves anything pizza related, so we do slices.) Serve as quickly as possible: it will go soft and mushy quickly.
Adapt
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Feel free to sub out the avocado or serve on the side as a dip/sauce, especially if your child really wants his/her quesadilla crispy--this will ensure the tortilla stays crisper longer. Crumbled ground meat can be added easily--do so when you sprinkle the cheese on top.
The same ingredients and process work just as well with bread, pita, even waffles.
