Trust me when I say that I absolutely enjoy cooking. Every single week I meal plan, grocery shop with my list of needed ingredients, and cook meals about five to six nights out of the week (thank goodness for leftovers on those other nights!). I truly find that cooking – and being creative with cooking – is a fun and stress-relieving experience for me. Even still, I, like most other people, have my fair share of nights where I just simply do not feel like cooking or like putting a lot of effort into my meal for dinner. Back on March 6th, it was absolutely one of those “lazy” kind of nights. I had some leftover barbecue sauce in my fridge from making BBQ Pulled Tofu Sandwiches with Spicy Sriracha Cole Slaw, so I decided to incorporate it into a quick and easy sweet and savory quesadilla.
BBQ “Sausage” and Apple Quesadillas
Servings: Makes 2 quesadilla “halves” (I ate both in one sitting)
Ingredients
EVOO cooking spray
water, for cooking
1/4 small red onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 (large) to 3/4 (medium) apple, chopped (I used a Gala apple)
1/3 cup BBQ sauce
1/2 vegan “sausage” link, sliced (I used Field Roast brand’s Smoked Apple Sage flavor)
2 large tortillas
1/2 cup fat-free or part skim shredded cheddar cheese, divided
Directions
1. Line a medium skillet with a thin layer of water and heat over medium-high heat until very hot. Once hot, lower the heat to medium and add onions, garlic, and apples to the pan. Cook for approximately 6-8 minutes, or until softened. Add additional water, as necessary, to prevent sticking and burning.
2. Add sliced “sausage” and continue cooking an additional 3 minutes, or until the “sausage” is warm.
3. Lower the heat to medium-low and add BBQ sauce. Simmer for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, or until the sauce is warm.
4. Spray a large skillet with EVOO cooking spray and warm it over medium heat.
5. Add two tortillas to the skillet. Fill each tortilla with half of the BBQ mixture.
6. Top the BBQ mixture with half of the cheese.
7. Fold each of the tortillas in half. Cook the first side for approximately 5 to 6 minutes, or until the bottom half of the tortilla has browned. Carefully flip the quesadillas and cook an additional 5 to 6 minutes on the second side, or until golden brown.
Now that is a perfectly golden-brown quesadilla!
You can eat each quesadilla whole, or cut them in half, as I did.
I piled my four quesadilla quarters onto a plate and dug right in! Trust me, when something looks that tempting and tasty, it is nearly impossible to eat it in a “polite” way ;).
At first, it may sound like an odd combination. But trust me…the sweetness of the apples and BBQ sauce combined with the savoriness of the “sausage” and cheese was phenomenal. If you are anything like me and live for a sweet and savory food combination, then this is definitely a quesadilla for you! I also really enjoyed the added crunchy factor from the onions and apples. I tend to have a thing about textures, but this was a texture combination that I loved!
The versatility of these quesadillas is fabulous, too! When using vegan cheese (like Daiya), these quesadillas can be completely vegan. Or, if you are a meat-eater, you could certainly use turkey or chicken sausage when compiling these tasty treats. This really is a quesadilla recipe for everyone!
Now go make these babies and eat them for a meal or as an easy, flavorful snack! It is a flavor combination that you may not expect to “go together,” but you are bound to be pleasantly surprised! 🙂
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I’ve never been a fan of BBQ… maybe this would change that! These look delish!
They just might! You could also try adding less BBQ sauce and more cheese in its place!
Oh, wow! That’s an awesome idea! I’ve never tried anything like it. Looks super yum! Thank you for sharing this! 😉
You’re welcome! Please let me know if you give them a try :).
Seriously this sausage and apple thing you have going on…brilliant!! I am getting more and more intrigued each new recipe! These look DELICIOUS!
I love the combination of the apples with the Field Roast sausage. So, so good!
I can see how this combination could be incredible! I love sweet with spicy (I buy TJ’s bbq sauce that is smokey and has a bite to it–so good!).
That bbq sauce sounds like it would be great with this quesadilla!
love anything bbq!
Me too!!
this is such an interesting flavor and food combo, kind of intrigued.
You should definitely give it a try! 😉
This looks sooooo good!
It is!! I hope that you will give it a try!
Wow that looks really delicious and so simple! I’m bookmarking this one for recipes I must try (I’ll admit I have a long list but I definitely will get to it 🙂 )
I have a LONG list, too!! 😉 Please let me know what you think!
I totally feel ya on lovin cooking- but not all the time! haha. Also I really really like the idea of putting apples into your quesadillas! Never done that before
I loved the crunchy, sweet flavor that the apples brought to the quesadillas!
These look delicious!
Thank you! 🙂
I love the Field Roast veggie sausages! They’re so easy to make and versatile. I bet the apple sage ones taste great with BBQ sauce, good idea!
Aren’t they amazing?? I would seriously pick them over the “real thing” any day!
Love this combo! Yum!
It was really delicious!
I’m with you on this! I also love quesadillas simply because they are perfect for the nights you don’t feel like cooking, and there are endless combinations of ingredients you can use. I wouldn’t have thought of this combo, it looks great!
Yes, they are definitely a “lazy” meal…but a good one, at that!
I love combining sweet foods with salty and/or savory ingredients– this seems like a great combination!
Me too! The sweet and savory/salty combo is the best!
Sometimes the “interesting” mixes actually turn out to taste the best!
You are so right! Which is probably why I am never afraid to try a combo that may sound strange or weird.
The recipe under my yumminess tab for apple chicken and sweet potato is a GREAT mix of flavors that some may not think go together originally.
Love the added apples for some sweet and tartness!
It was definitely a good decision!
Wow these look so awesomely yummy! I would have never thought to pair apple and “sausage” but I probably need to eat this like right now! YUM
Trust me, it is a good combo!
I would have never guessed you pulled this meal together from some leftovers. Looks great!
Gotta love the simplicity of leftovers! 🙂
Oh, these look so good! I would’ve never thought of this combination but it looks awesome!
Sweet and savory is awesome together!
Sweet and savory is definitely the best! I love sweet and salty, too! 🙂
this is ideal for quick dinner or snakc. I love this combination on sandwiches havent tried on quesadilla but m sure its delicioussss
You should definitely give it a try!
This sounds precisely like a flavor combination I would love, but that might have something to do with the fact that I’ll eat anything with barbecue sauce. Yum! I gotta make something similar soon 🙂
BBQ sauce is amazing :).
Great combo idea!!! I love quesadillas and don’t eat them nearly as often enough
I don’t eat them very often, either! I don’t know why because they are SO simple to make!
I like BBQ sauce more than ketchup, I know that’s crazy talk but I just adore it. And adding apples and cheese…amazing. Love this recipe!
BBQ is definitely amazing. It is a toss-up for me though between BBQ sauce and ketchup! 😉
Ah, I have been waiting for this recipe! So excited! 🙂
I hope you like it!!
Yum! I’ve been craving anything that involves a tortilla lately and that looks delicious.
Thank you! Please let me know if you try it! 🙂
Ummmmm yum! I’ve heard really good things about Field Roast sausages–I need to try this ASAP! Lovin’ the unique flavor combos 🙂