Tasty Beef Quesadillas

Filled with iron-rich beef and colourful veggies these quesadillas are the perfect finger food for babies for toddlers. For slightly older children task them with filling and folding their own with lots of colourful veggies and tasty toppings. Check out the recipe leading children’s cookery author and food expert Annabel Karmel.

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Makes: 2 quesadillas


--WHAT YOU'LL NEED--

1 tbsp sunflower oil
4 spring onions, sliced
75g courgette finely diced
½ red pepper, finely diced
110g lean minced beef
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 tbsp sweetcorn, drained
1 ½ tsp korma curry paste
1 tsp sundried tomato paste
40g Cheddar cheese, grated
4 small tortilla wraps


--STEP 1--

Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the spring onion, courgette and pepper. Fry for 2 minutes.

--STEP 2--

Add the beef and fry with the vegetables until browned. Add the garlic, sweetcorn, curry paste and sundried tomato paste. Stir and simmer for 4 minutes.

--STEP 3--

Put one tortilla wrap on a board. Spoon half of the mixture on top and spread out to the edges. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Top with another wrap. Repeat.

--STEP 4--

Heat a large frying pan until hot. Add the quesadilla and fry for a few minutes on both sides until golden crisp and the cheese has melted inside.

--STEP 5--

Remove from the heat and slice each quesadilla into 6 wedges.