Easy Jack O Lantern Quesadillas Recipe

Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 19, 2021 5:06 pm EST

At every age, the Halloween holiday (October 31) is one single fun, festive day to look forward to each year. However, for many Halloween lovers, it is not just a holi-DAY we are talking about, but rather, an entire season! For recipe developer Kristen Carli, a registered dietitian in private practice at Camelback Nutrition & Wellness, Halloween starts as soon as the calendar changes over to October. “I love to make easy but cute Halloween food throughout the entire month of October,” Carli says.

This particular recipe for jack-o’-lantern quesadillas happens to be one of Carli’s favorites, because it offers such a fantastic return on one’s kitchen-related investment, so to speak. As Carli explains, these jack-o’-lantern quesadillas are “an easy way to get festive for Halloween,” according to Carli, offering “adorable” results but not requiring a whole lot of “time or effort.” And certainly, much less time than it would take to carve an actual pumpkin into a jack-o’-lantern!

Gather your ingredients for jack-o’-lantern quesadillas

Kristen Carli/Mashed

As you might have already guessed, making Carli’s recipe for jack-o’-lantern quesadillas requires nothing in the way of pumpkins. However, if you’re craving the seasonal flavor and texture of pumpkin, then Carli has a recipe for pumpkin curry sauce. 

Now, back to this certifiably no-pumpkins-were-harmed-for-this recipe for jack-o’-lantern quesadillas. What you will need are tortillas and cheese. Specifically, Carli’s recipe calls for two large flour tortillas and ½ cup of shredded cheddar cheese for each individual jack-o’-lantern that you plan on making. So if you are cook for four, you’ll need eight large flour tortillas and 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese. So, do keep that in mind when shopping.

Stuff your jack-o’-lantern quesadilla

Kristen Carli/Mashed

In this step, you’ll be giving your jack-o’-lantern its distinctive orange color and stuffing it with the goodness of cheddar cheese. So, take the un-carved tortilla, and place it on a plate. Place ½ cup of cheese in the center of the tortilla, and spread it out so that it covers most of the tortilla, leaving around an inch at the margin. Now, place the tortilla that you “carved” over the cheese. Repeat this step for each jack-o’-lantern quesadilla you plan to make.

Your oven does most of the rest

Kristen Carli/Mashed

Give your pizza pan a spritz of nonstick spray. Then, when your oven has preheated to 350 F, carefully slide your assembled, stuffed jack-o’-lantern quesadilla from plate to pizza pan. If you feel intimidated, Carli assures us it’s easy — especially if you use two spatulas. Slide your quesadilla into the oven, set a timer for five minutes, and at the end of five minutes, check to see if the cheese has melted. If so, then you’re ready to serve. Repeat this step for each jack-o’-lantern quesadilla you plan to make.

After serving, but prior to eating, you can slice the quesadilla into wedges to enjoy as finger food, Carli recommends. This is a fun meal to make for family or friends, or for any Halloween gathering you are planning!

Easy Jack O Lantern Quesadillas Recipe

5 from 30 ratings

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These jack-o’-lantern quesadillas are such an easy, fun way to get festive for the Halloween season.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 Serving

Total time: 10 minutes

					Ingredients

2 large flour tortillas ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

					Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Using a paring knife, cut out a jack-o’-lantern face on one of the tortillas. On the untouched tortilla, spread the cheese evenly. Top with the cut-out tortilla. Place the quesadilla on a pizza pan, and bake for about 5 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Cut into wedges, and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories per Serving 593

Total Fat 28.4 g

Saturated Fat 12.4 g

Trans Fat 0.7 g

Cholesterol 57.6 mg

Total Carbohydrates 61.1 g

Dietary Fiber 2.9 g

Total Sugars 3.4 g

Sodium 1,272.8 mg

Protein 23.4 g

							The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
						






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Easy Jack O Lantern Quesadillas Recipe

Kristen Carli/Mashed

By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 19, 2021 5:06 pm EST

At every age, the Halloween holiday (October 31) is one single fun, festive day to look forward to each year. However, for many Halloween lovers, it is not just a holi-DAY we are talking about, but rather, an entire season! For recipe developer Kristen Carli, a registered dietitian in private practice at Camelback Nutrition & Wellness, Halloween starts as soon as the calendar changes over to October. “I love to make easy but cute Halloween food throughout the entire month of October,” Carli says.

This particular recipe for jack-o’-lantern quesadillas happens to be one of Carli’s favorites, because it offers such a fantastic return on one’s kitchen-related investment, so to speak. As Carli explains, these jack-o’-lantern quesadillas are “an easy way to get festive for Halloween,” according to Carli, offering “adorable” results but not requiring a whole lot of “time or effort.” And certainly, much less time than it would take to carve an actual pumpkin into a jack-o’-lantern!

This particular recipe for jack-o’-lantern quesadillas happens to be one of Carli’s favorites, because it offers such a fantastic return on one’s kitchen-related investment, so to speak. As Carli explains, these jack-o’-lantern quesadillas are “an easy way to get festive for Halloween,” according to Carli, offering “adorable” results but not requiring a whole lot of “time or effort.” And certainly, much less time than it would take to carve an actual pumpkin into a jack-o’-lantern!

Gather your ingredients for jack-o’-lantern quesadillas

As you might have already guessed, making Carli’s recipe for jack-o’-lantern quesadillas requires nothing in the way of pumpkins. However, if you’re craving the seasonal flavor and texture of pumpkin, then Carli has a recipe for pumpkin curry sauce. 

Now, back to this certifiably no-pumpkins-were-harmed-for-this recipe for jack-o’-lantern quesadillas. What you will need are tortillas and cheese. Specifically, Carli’s recipe calls for two large flour tortillas and ½ cup of shredded cheddar cheese for each individual jack-o’-lantern that you plan on making. So if you are cook for four, you’ll need eight large flour tortillas and 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese. So, do keep that in mind when shopping.

Now, back to this certifiably no-pumpkins-were-harmed-for-this recipe for jack-o’-lantern quesadillas. What you will need are tortillas and cheese. Specifically, Carli’s recipe calls for two large flour tortillas and ½ cup of shredded cheddar cheese for each individual jack-o’-lantern that you plan on making. So if you are cook for four, you’ll need eight large flour tortillas and 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese. So, do keep that in mind when shopping.

Start “carving” your jack-o’-lantern quesadilla

Stuff your jack-o’-lantern quesadilla

In this step, you’ll be giving your jack-o’-lantern its distinctive orange color and stuffing it with the goodness of cheddar cheese. So, take the un-carved tortilla, and place it on a plate. Place ½ cup of cheese in the center of the tortilla, and spread it out so that it covers most of the tortilla, leaving around an inch at the margin. Now, place the tortilla that you “carved” over the cheese. Repeat this step for each jack-o’-lantern quesadilla you plan to make.

Your oven does most of the rest

Give your pizza pan a spritz of nonstick spray. Then, when your oven has preheated to 350 F, carefully slide your assembled, stuffed jack-o’-lantern quesadilla from plate to pizza pan. If you feel intimidated, Carli assures us it’s easy — especially if you use two spatulas. Slide your quesadilla into the oven, set a timer for five minutes, and at the end of five minutes, check to see if the cheese has melted. If so, then you’re ready to serve. Repeat this step for each jack-o’-lantern quesadilla you plan to make.

After serving, but prior to eating, you can slice the quesadilla into wedges to enjoy as finger food, Carli recommends. This is a fun meal to make for family or friends, or for any Halloween gathering you are planning!

After serving, but prior to eating, you can slice the quesadilla into wedges to enjoy as finger food, Carli recommends. This is a fun meal to make for family or friends, or for any Halloween gathering you are planning!

Easy Jack O Lantern Quesadillas Recipe

5 from 30 ratings

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These jack-o’-lantern quesadillas are such an easy, fun way to get festive for the Halloween season.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 Serving

Total time: 10 minutes

					Ingredients

2 large flour tortillas ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

					Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Using a paring knife, cut out a jack-o’-lantern face on one of the tortillas. On the untouched tortilla, spread the cheese evenly. Top with the cut-out tortilla. Place the quesadilla on a pizza pan, and bake for about 5 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Cut into wedges, and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories per Serving 593

Total Fat 28.4 g

Saturated Fat 12.4 g

Trans Fat 0.7 g

Cholesterol 57.6 mg

Total Carbohydrates 61.1 g

Dietary Fiber 2.9 g

Total Sugars 3.4 g

Sodium 1,272.8 mg

Protein 23.4 g

							The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
						






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Easy Jack O Lantern Quesadillas Recipe

5 from 30 ratings

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These jack-o’-lantern quesadillas are such an easy, fun way to get festive for the Halloween season.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 Serving

Total time: 10 minutes

					Ingredients

  • 2 large flour tortillas

  • ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

     				Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.

  • Using a paring knife, cut out a jack-o’-lantern face on one of the tortillas.

  • On the untouched tortilla, spread the cheese evenly.

  • Top with the cut-out tortilla.

  • Place the quesadilla on a pizza pan, and bake for about 5 minutes, until the cheese is melted.

  • Cut into wedges, and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories per Serving 593

Total Fat 28.4 g

Saturated Fat 12.4 g

Trans Fat 0.7 g

Cholesterol 57.6 mg

Total Carbohydrates 61.1 g

Dietary Fiber 2.9 g

Total Sugars 3.4 g

Sodium 1,272.8 mg

Protein 23.4 g

							The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
						







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Easy Jack O Lantern Quesadillas Recipe

5 from 30 ratings

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These jack-o’-lantern quesadillas are such an easy, fun way to get festive for the Halloween season.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 Serving

Total time: 10 minutes

5 from 30 ratings

Fill 202

							Print

Prep Time

5

minutes

Cook Time

Servings

1

Serving

Total time: 10 minutes

Nutrition

Calories per Serving 593

Total Fat 28.4 g

Saturated Fat 12.4 g

Trans Fat 0.7 g

Cholesterol 57.6 mg

Total Carbohydrates 61.1 g

Dietary Fiber 2.9 g

Total Sugars 3.4 g

Sodium 1,272.8 mg

Protein 23.4 g

							The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
						






							The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.