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Pineapple & Sausage Quesadillas Recipe

Bring some sweetness to your savory sausage quesadillas with pineapple and Hillshire Farm® Smoked Sausage. 

Make it with

8 Servings
10 m Preparation Time
10 m Cooking
7 Ingredients

Ingredients

1 package Smoked Sausage

8 large (10-inch) flour tortillas

4 cups (16 ounces) shredded Mexican cheese blend

1 can (20 ounces) pineapple tidbits, drained

1/2 cup sliced green onions

1/2 cup sliced, pitted ripe black olives

Salsa, sour cream and chopped cilantro

Directions

  1. Cut sausage into ¼” slices. Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat for 3 minutes. Add sausage and cook, stirring frequently, about 3-4 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove sausage and drippings from pan.
  2. Reduce heat to medium.  Place one tortilla in pan.  Top with ¼ each of cheese, sausage, pineapple, green onions and black olives.  Place another tortilla on top.
  3. Cook quesadilla for 1-2 minutes or until bottom is crisp and lightly browned.  Carefully flip quesadilla and cook second side 1-2 minutes until lightly browned and cheese is melted.   Remove quesadilla from pan and repeat with remaining ingredients.
  4. Cut each quesadilla into 8 wedges and serve with salsa, sour cream and chopped cilantro if desired.