Applebee's Quesadilla Burger Copycat
Applebee's Quesadilla Burger Copycat

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have applebee's quesadilla burger copycat using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Applebee's Quesadilla Burger Copycat:
  1. Prepare 1 lb ground beef
  2. Take 2 cups cheddar jack cheese
  3. Take 1 cup shredded lettuce
  4. Make ready 8 street taco sized flour tortillas
  5. Prepare 2 tbs unsalted butter - melted
  6. Prepare For the Pico de Gallo
  7. Take 2 Roma tomatoes - seeded and finely diced
  8. Make ready 1/2 small sweet onion - finely diced
  9. Prepare 2 tbs fresh cilantro - finely chopped
  10. Get 1 tbs fresh lime juice
  11. Make ready 1/4 tsp salt
  12. Take 1/4 tsp chili powder (optional)
  13. Get 1 small jalapeño - seeded, minced (optional)
  14. Make ready For the Mexi-Ranch
  15. Get 1/4 cup ranch dressing
  16. Take 2 tbs salsa (any heat level)
  17. Take 1/2 tsp hot sauce (such as Tabasco or Sriracha)
Instructions to make Applebee's Quesadilla Burger Copycat:
  1. In a medium bowl mix all ingredients for pico de gallo together until well incorporated. In a small bowl wisk together ingredients for mexi-ranch until blended. Cover both and refrigerate 1 hour.
  2. Form ground beef into 4 burger patties. Season with salt and pelper if desired (I didnt bother becsuse there's enough salt everywhere else hete). Grill burgers to desired doneness (or to at least 160°F internal temp if you're a stickler on that).
  3. While burgers grill heat a large skillet over medium heat. Working with 4 tortillas at a time, brush one side of each tortilla with melted butter. Place buttered side down in skillet. Spread 1/4 cup of shredded cheese in an even layer over each tortilla. Cook until cheese is melted and tortillas are golden on bottom.
  4. Transfer tortillas to plates, 2 per plate, cheese side up. Repeat with remaining 4 tortillas.
  5. To Assemble: Place one burger patty on what will be the bottom tortilla, top with pico de gallo, shredded lettuce, then a couple spoonfuls of mexi-ranch. Place other tortilla, cheese side doen, on top. Press everything together. Eat. Enjoy!

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