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Pizza Quesadilla on the Grill – Pepperoni and Cheese

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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 07/27/2017Updated: 09/20/2021

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I love to throw a pizza quesadilla on the grill for the kids when I'm grilling other things, but this pizza quesadilla makes a great quick lunch too! Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!

Grill a cheese and pepperoni pizza quesadilla for the kids when you’re grilling steak or make a pizza quesadilla on the grill for a quick lunch! 

Quesadilla cut into quarters on small cutting board, with a couple pepperoni slices alongside.

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Anyone besides me have picky eaters in the family? My daughter, E, was always such a great eater. She’d eat anything I put in front of her.

Then along came brother. The picky one. He’s been picky from day one. I know there are people out there that think picky eating is the fault of the parent, but I always put what we’re eating in front of him. “Oh they won’t starve themselves, they’ll eat it eventually.”

Not my stubborn kid, he’d happily starve himself before eating most things. Couple this with a few tricky food allergies, and we have ourselves a headache.

Front view of quartered quesadilla, showing filling.

So I have found myself making him something different than what we’re having. You say a lot of things before becoming a parent and in the early stages of parenting, but sometimes you just gotta go with the flow.

He still has to try whatever we’re having, and he has to eat at least one bite of it, but I always also put something on his plate that he’s going to eat. Poor kid gets deprived of cake and cookies at most parties because of his allergies, I’m not going to starve him every night at dinner.

I’m just not going to. I never go too crazy making something fancy for him, and I’m definitely not a short order cook. Sometimes he’ll eat half of his grilled cheese or whatever and ask for something else. Nope, this is food you like, and we’re not throwing it away to turn around and get out different food.

I used to be a very picky eater, too, and now I’ll try just about anything, so I have hope for him.

Stacked quartered quesadilla on blue striped cloth.

There’s a point to this story. I know I’m not the only one fighting this battle every night (and every afternoon and morning). Let’s say, for example, that we’re having grilled chicken for dinner.

Well, I certainly don’t want to get any extra pans dirty or make myself work too hard, and that’s where this pizza quesadilla comes in. Throw it on the grill the last two minutes of the chicken’s cooking time and BAM, dinner for the kids is DONE, a pizzadilla!

Or, grill a pizza quesadilla as quick lunch for grown-ups, too. Or as a side to that tasty chicken.

And you can fill them with anything you’d top a normal pizza with. I keep it classic for the kids with pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and pizza sauce but these Grilled BBQ Chicken Quesadillas from Smart Little Cookie look tasty. Or  this one by Weelicious, Grilled Chicken and Corn Quesadillas. 

What You’ll Need

There’s only four easy ingredients in this quesadilla.

  • Flatbread or Flour Tortilla: Take the flavors up a notch by using Flatout’s Sundried Tomato flatbread. It adds a great layer of yummy tomato flavor in addition to the delicious smoky flavor the grill adds. Don’t have this flatbread? Use a large flour tortilla.
  • Pizza Sauce: Prepared pizza sauce comes in a jar or can. You can find it on your grocery shelves. Marinara or spaghetti sauce is fine, too, whether you buy it or make your own.
  • Shredded Mozzarella Cheese: Can’t have pizza without cheese, right? Other types of cheese work fine but this is classic pizza cheese.
  • Sliced Pepperoni: Just a few slices. If you prefer sliced deli ham, that’s great, too. Fresh or sautéed veggies are yummy if you have a vegetable lover in your household.

A package of Flat out flatbread, Light  Sun dried tomato.

More Pizza Recipes

Can’t get enough pepperoni pizza? ME NEITHER. Try: 

  • Pizza Sliders
  • English Muffin Pizzas
  • Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Hot Pockets
  • Pepperoni Pizza Dip
  • Pizza Zucchini Noodles
  • Bite Sized Zucchini Pizzas
  • Parmesan Crusted Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese
  • Pizza Mac and Cheese Muffins
  • Pizza Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

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I love to throw a pizza quesadilla on the grill for the kids when I'm grilling other things, but this pizza quesadilla makes a great quick lunch too! Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!
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Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 2 mins
Total Time: 7 mins
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Grill a cheese and pepperoni pizza quesadilla for the kids when you're grilling steak or make a pizza quesadilla on the grill for a quick lunch!

Ingredients

  • 1 Flatout Light Sundried Tomato Flatbread, or a large flour tortilla
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons pizza sauce
  • 3 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 6 pepperoni slices

Instructions

  • Heat grill to medium high heat (400°F). Lay Flatout Light Sundried Tomato Flatbread on countertop and spread half with pizza sauce. Top with cheese and pepperoni and fold in half.
  • Carefully place on grill and grill for 1 minute on each side or until crisp on outside and cheese melts on the inside.
  • Cut and enjoy immediately.

Notes

  • You can add any pizza fillings you like! If you don’t want raw vegetables in your quesadilla, give them a quick saute in a pan to soften before adding as this isn’t on the grill long enough for vegetables to cook.
  • If desired, brush outside of tortilla with olive oil or spray lightly with cooking spray for an extra crispy quesadilla.
  • Recipe can easily be doubled — make as many as you like!
  • Not feeling the grill tonight? Make your pizzadillas the more traditional way on the stove in a skillet.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 288kcal, Carbohydrates: 18g, Protein: 15g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 48mg, Sodium: 813mg, Potassium: 188mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 397IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 261mg, Iron: 2mg

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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  1. Noemi says

    February 18, 2020 at 5:26 am

    I think my kids might like this! And anyway you can vary the recipe in a thousand ways. Thank you for sharing :)

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      February 18, 2020 at 9:01 pm

      I hope they love it! You’re right, it’s a very flexible recipe!

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  2. denise says

    July 27, 2017 at 1:05 pm

    love that pizza take on quesadillas

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