quesadilla

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A kids quesadilla meal ($3.49) was of a better quality compared to what's served at other Mexican restaurants - the quesadilla was full of melted, higher-quality Mexican cheese, as opposed to the ubiquitous greasy cheddar so many places use.

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  1. noun A flour tortilla folded in half around a savory filling, as of cheese or beans, then fried or toasted.

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  • The chef, a veteran of many four-star establishments, was fanatical in his hatred of hot dogs and only slightly more sanguine on the subject of children A turkey quesadilla was settled on, and Anna left the table to walk down the long gallery from the alcove. —  Scanned ; Semi-Proofed by Cozette
  • The new kids menu has items like a quesadilla with a drink for less than $4. —  News First Colorado - KOAA.com
  • The chavileca is kind of like a quesadilla, and it doesn't show up on Google.
  • Ok - I know that a basic cheese quesadilla is just the cousin of a grilled cheese, but maybe that's the first small step to expanding the menus and getting picky tykes outside of TX to try different foods. —  Blog updates
  • Mexican food has much more to offer and here you will be able to savor slow roasted Yucatan pork (in Mexican cochinitia pibil), tequila lobster quesadilla, chicken mole and very Moorish, duck breast with tamarind sauce. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
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  1. American Spanish, from Spanish, diminutive of quesada, type of cheesecake, from queso, cheese, from Old Spanish, from Latin cāseus.
 

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