7 Vegetarian Quesadilla Recipes (Easy & Healthy)

You can't go wrong when choosing vegetarian quesadilla recipes, as there are so many nutritious and tasty ones available to pick from. You can have a different veggie quesadilla every night of the week and never be bored.

1. Breakfast Egg & Veggie Quesadillas

Choosing a vegetarian breakfast quesadilla will get your morning started out right. It's the perfect blend of protein, veggies, and healthy fats.

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup avocados, cubed
• 1/4 cup diced tomatoes
• 1 green onion, sliced
• 2 large tortillas
• Salsa and sour cream (optional toppings)

Directions

1. Whisk eggs together in small bowl, and coat skillet with cooking spray.
2. Cook eggs over medium heat until set; add salt to taste.
3. Place tortillas on a griddle, and top of each half with eggs, cheese, avocado, tomatoes and onion.
4. Fold over each tortilla and cooked on low heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Flip the tortillas over and cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese melts.
5. Serve quesadillas with salsa and sour cream, if desired.

Servings: 2

2. Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas

Perfect for a lunch, dinner or appetizer, this vegetarian quesadilla recipe will make your mouth water.

Ingredients

• 

  1/2 cup corn
• 1/4 cup red peppers, sliced
• 1/2 cup black beans
• 1/2 cup pepper jack cheese
• 1/4 cup onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/2 clove garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 large tortillas

Directions

1. Sauté corn, peppers, black beans, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper in canola oil in a skillet until the corn begins to brown.
2. Place the mixture onto half of each tortilla, add cheese, and fold over.
3. Coat a skillet with cooking spray.
4. Heat tortillas on skillet over medium-low heat, until tortillas begin to brown and cheese melts (about 1 to 2 minutes on each side).
5. Cut each tortilla into fourths and serve.

Servings: 2

3. Pumpkin Quesadillas

What better way to get in the holiday spirit than by serving pumpkin quesadillas at your next family gathering.

Ingredients

• 

  2 cups pumpkin puree
• 1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped jalapenos
• 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 large flour tortillas

Directions

1. Mix pumpkin with jalapenos, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
2. Place mixture on half of each tortilla and top with feta and cilantro.
3. Fold tortillas in half, and cook in skillet over medium heat for about 1 minute per side (until tortilla begins to brown).
4. Cut into triangle portions and serve!

Servings: 4

4. Garden Quesadillas

If you're following a low-fat meal plan, consider garden quesadillas for your next meal or appetizer. This recipe is packed with flavor and loaded with veggies like bell peppers and onions, but uses fat-free cream cheese instead of regular cheese. You can still enjoy all the benefits (and mouth-watering flavor) of regular quesadillas but without the guilt of added calories and fat.

5. Spinach Pesto Quesadillas

When you're in the mood for a perfect blend of veggies, two cheeses, and red pesto and want to get in your daily dose of spinach, this spinach pesto quesadilla recipe is just what the doctor ordered. The best part is it takes just 30 minutes to prepare!

6. Vegan BBQ Seitan Quesadillas With Pineapple Salsa

This seitan quesadilla recipe is a vegan dieter's dream. It's loaded with healthy ingredients and contains plenty of plant-based protein. The recipe blends together seitan, barbeque sauce, veggies, and vegan cheeses on whole-wheat tortillas. Top the quesadillas with pineapple salsa, and you'll be begging for seconds.

7. Tex Mex Tofu Quesadillas

If you're in the mood for Tex Mex food but want to adhere to a strict vegetarian meal plan, tofu quesadillas are an excellent pick. This recipe combines crumbled tofu with re-fried beans, guacamole, onions, cilantro, and Tex Mex cheeses. Dinner guests won't even realize they're eating vegetarian, when you pick this protein-packed dish.

Choosing Quesadillas

When choosing quesadilla recipes, you've got options, even if you're following a vegetarian or vegan meal plan. Simply replace meat with eggs, beans, tofu or seitan, substitute vegan cheese for regular cheese if desired, and load up on veggies to create your next meatless (and easy to prepare) breakfast, lunch, dinner or appetizer dish.