This post is brought to you by Libby’s®, but all thoughts are my own.
Whether you’re hosting a big game day party this weekend, heading over to a friend’s house to watch some football, or simply staying at home and laying low, I’ve got the perfect appetizer or snack to share. I had a blast testing out several varieties of peach quesadillas – and by testing, I mean cooking and photographing and then eating a ton.
I have a hard time with a lot of fresh fruits because of something called oral allergy syndrome. When I eat certain fresh fruits, I have an allergic reaction. OAS is not actually a food allergy but an allergy to weeds and trees. Rather than go into a complex explanation here (you’re welcome to google it), I’ll just say this: I miss eating many fruits, and look for opportunities to eat as much cooked or canned fruit as I can, since cooked fruits are fine for me to eat.
So when I was challenged to come up with a game-day appetizer using one of Libby’s® fruits or vegetables, I was drawn immediately to their canned peaches and determined that I would find a way to showcase peaches in a unique recipe. I made three recipes – one flopped, and the other two were fantastic. Today, I’m going to share with you my first success (the second recipe will be coming soon, I promise!).
Peach Quesadillas 3 Ways
- Flour tortillas
- 1 (15.25 oz) can Libby’s® peaches, diced or sliced thin
- 1 Tablespoon melted butter
- Variety of fillings:
- Cheddar cheese
- Pepper jack cheese
- Cream cheese
- Cinnamon sugar
- (amounts will vary depending on size of tortillas)
- Lightly butter one side of a tortilla and place it, butter-side-down on a heated skillet. Add a thin layer of your choice of cheese, then a layer of peaches, then additional cheese. Top with a second buttered tortilla. When the first side is slightly browned and crispy and the cheese is melty, flip the tortilla to heat the second side.
- Remove from pan and cool for 30 seconds, then slice into triangles for serving.
When I made the Cinnamon Peaches and Cream quesadillas, I sprinkled the outside of the tortilla with cinnamon-sugar before heating on the pan. That may have been a mistake, since the sugar burned faster than I could cook the quesadilla. Despite the fact that they were a little darker than I would have liked, I loved the taste. Dessert quesadilla? Yes, please!
My favorite quesadilla appetizer by far, though, was the Pepper Jack and Peach Quesadilla. It was the perfect combination of sweet and spicy – and it even tasted yummy cold.
Which peachy quesadillas would you like to try? Or can you think of another fun variety?
Feeling inspired yet? You can create delicious and affordable game day snacks like Peachy BBQ Pork Sliders or Black Bean and Bacon Veggie Bites with Libby’s® Fruits and Vegetables. Libby’s® offers a wide variety of products ranging from peaches and pears to green beans and corn. We use Libby’s® canned fruits and veggies for a ton of our meals. Check out Libby’s® Game Day Goodies Pinterest board and Recipes tab on their website to help with your game day spread. The also have helpful articles like this recent one: Three Types of Guests at Your Game Day Football Party.
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OMG!!!! So look so delicious!!!!
That is so exciting! THANK YOU! :)
What a great recipe! Pinned it and featuring it on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop on Ducks ‘n a Row this week…it was MOST VIEWED!!!
We go live Tuesday evenings at 7pm ET … hope to see you there :)
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These ARE great for a Super Bowl party I found your recipe over at the Two Cup Tuesday link party. I host Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesday and would love it if you would come over and share this recipe. I’m sure our party goers would love it!
Now I think I need to try strawberry and cheese tacos! :)
It was definitely a risk when I decided to try it, but I was so glad I did!
I bet the sweetened condensed milk with peaches was amazing. Mmm!
Oh my gosh, these look GREAT! The peach, cinnamon and cream… reminds me of a random sandwich I had overseas where they didn’t speak English, except it was condensed milk not cream… strange combo, but oh so good!
Peaches and cheese is not a combo I would have come up with – but now that you mention it, it sounds delicious! Glad I found this at the Wonderful Wednesday Hop!
I love love love this!! Great idea! When I was little, I used to make tacos with cheese and strawberries. Drove my mother nuts, lol. Pinned :)
I would use libby’s vegetables in a shephard’s pie.
I like to use the pineapple slices to make pineapple upside down cake.
I would make apple pie
a nice apple pie
I would make a peach cobbler, always a favorate
I would make a peach cobbler with Libby’s canned peaches.
I’d serve grilled vegetable paninis. :)
I would love to make and serve an apple pie!
Dump cake using fruit cocktail.
strawberries and pie crust
I would make a Pineapple Upside Down cake for my guests using canned pineapple.
Oh, and for your giveaway, I would say that I want to eat your peach quesadillas!! It’s going to be hard to get those off my mind today!
I’m a total quesadilla fan and even have a whole pinterest board just for them. I’m totally loving these — super creative and unique!
I would make a fruit salad. The Cinnamon Peaches and Cream recipe sounds good. A Mexican fast food restaurant here serves a dessert that has a fried tortilla with cinnamon and sugar with apple pie filling and cheddar cheese on top and they are to die for. Would love to try making something similar at home.
Pepperjack and peach I’ve made before, but cinnamon peaches and cream is GENIUS!
What a great idea!! I can’t decide which version is my favorite.
I’d like to try this with apples! i also like the recipe for pastry wrapped brie with beets
I would serve a peach cobbler
I will have to look into this OAS more. There are a lot of fruits I can’t eat fresh, like bananas, but I’m fine eating banana bread.
Lolli, I just love your recipes! So creative and honestly I want to chew the screen!
I’d Like To Serve Fruit Parfaits.
i would make a fruit salad.
now i’m craving fruit.