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Dinners with 5 Ingredients or Less for lazy days when you want a meal that's low on effort but rich in flavor, including BBQ Jackfruit Quesadillas.
Course Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Snacks
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Diet Vegetarian
Keyword 5 Ingredients or Less, BBQ Jackfruit, Jackfruit, Jackfruit Quesadillas, Quesadilla
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 1 large quesadilla
Author Marley Goldin

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 14 ounces young green jackfruit 14 oz = 1 can
  • ¼ large red or white onion optional for crunch
  • ½ cup BBQ sauce use your favorite!
  • 2 large flour tortillas
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Bring 10 cups of water to a boil in a large pot. Drain your canned jackfruit and boil for 20-25 minutes until tender. Dice your red onion.
    ¼ large red or white onion
    A quarter of a red onion diced
  • Once your jackfruit is tender, transfer to a colander to strain the water and use a rubber spatula to push down on the jackfruit to push out any excess liquid. Then, transfer your jackfruit to a plate or cutting board and use two forks to shred it.
    14 ounces young green jackfruit
    Using two forks to shred boiled jackfruit
  • To a medium mixing bowl, add the shredded jackfruit, diced red onion, and BBQ sauce and mix to combine.
    ½ cup BBQ sauce
    Shredded jackfruit mixed with BBQ sauce and red onion
  • Add one large flour tortilla to a large cast iron skillet or frying pan (no need to grease the pan) and add a layer of cheese. Don't turn your stove on just yet.
    2 large flour tortillas, 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
    Add even layer of cheese to a flour tortilla
  • Next, layer on your BBQ jackfruit.
    BBQ jackfruit layered on top of cheddar cheese and tortilla
  • Then, add the second tortilla to complete your quesadilla assembly. Turn your heat on low and allow to cook for about 7-10 minutes until the cheese starts to melt and the tortilla starts to turn golden brown.
    Adding second tortilla to top off quesadilla
  • Finally, flip the quesadilla and cook it on the second side until both tortillas are golden brown and the cheese is nice and melted. Slice into 8 equal slices and serve on its own or with guacamole, sour cream, or salsa.
    Cooking BBQ Jackfruit Quesadilla on the second side

Notes

  • There is no need to grease your pan while making quesadillas, as tortillas have enough fat content in them to be naturally nonstick. However, if you want to, you can add butter to your pan for flavor. 
  • I like to use up all the BBQ jackfruit to make one super hearty extra-large, share-able quesadilla, but this recipe does make enough to save some BBQ jackfruit or to split it up into multiple quesadillas depending on your preference. 
  • For more jackfruit recipes, check out these BBQ Jackfruit Nachos and Jackfruit Burgers.