Breakfast quesadillas are the easiest one-pan breakfast and take just minutes to make. If you enjoyed our Steak Quesadillas, you will love these!

You can change up the egg quesadillas with your favorite protein. Watch the video tutorial to see how we made them with breakfast sausage, bacon, and sliced deli ham.

Breakfast quesadilla cut into wedges and lifted with cheese pull

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Everyone in our family loves these and I love how fast and easy they are to make. You will love that they are make-ahead and freezer friendly. The fluffy egg, cheese, and meat all reheat just as good as the day they were made. Check out our reheating tips below for keeping that exterior crisp.

Watch Breakfast Quesadilla Video Tutorial:

Watch Natasha make this breakfast quesadilla recipe. It really doesn’t get any easier than this! We love that these come together in one pan so there is minimal cleanup.

Ingredients for Egg Quesadillas:

The ingredients are so simple that you will have this recipe memorized by the time you are finished watching the video tutorial. For the basic egg quesadilla, you will need an 8-inch flour tortilla, 2 large eggs with a pinch of salt and pepper, and 1/4 cup of Mexican cheese (or your favorite melting cheese like cheddar or mozzarella).

Ingredients for egg quesadillas with tortillas, eggs, cheese

You can add extra protein and our favorites are breakfast sausage. If you aren’t able to find the sausage patties, you can buy breakfast sausages and remove the casing. Bacon is always a favorite for a bacon egg and cheese quesadilla. Ham is convenient because you don’t have to pre-cook the meat and can use leftover Baked Ham.

Protein options for egg quesadillas with bacon, sausage and ham

What to Serve with Breakfast Quesadillas:

Quesadillas are great by themselves but we love to serve them with these fresh toppings like Pico de Gallo and our Roasted Salsa. Our children love them with sour cream.

Breakfast quesadillas served with pico de gallo

How to Freeze Quesadillas:

To Freeze – Arrange quesadillas in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and flash freeze for 2 hours. Once they are solid, transfer to a freezer-safe zip bag and store in the freezer.

To Reheat – Place frozen quesadillas into a toaster oven at 350˚F and reheat until warmed through and cheese is melted. We love reheating in an air fryer to re-crisp the outside. If you thaw quesadillas in the refrigerator for a couple of hours or overnight, they will reheat twice as fast.

Cooked sausage egg breakfast quesadillas ready for the freezer

More Make-Ahead Breakfast Recipes:

These breakfast quesadillas are sure to become one of your new favorite Breakfast Recipes! Get the print-friendly recipe below.

Breakfast Quesadillas Recipe (3 Easy Ways)

4.98 from 72 votes
Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Breakfast quesadilla with cheese pull
Breakfast quesadillas are the easiest one-pan breakfast and take just minutes to make. Change up the egg quesadillas with your favorite protein. Watch the video tutorial to see how we made them with breakfast sausage, bacon, and sliced deli ham.
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients 

Servings: 1 quesadilla

Ingredients for 1 Breakfast Quesadilla:

  • 1 flour tortilla, 8” in diameter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 Pinch salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup shredded cheese, (1 oz) Mexican cheese, medium cheddar or mozzarella

Select Your Meat/ Protein:

  • 3 oz breakfast Sausage, 2 patties
  • 2 slices ham, (2 oz) chopped
  • 2 slices bacon, (2 oz), sliced

Instructions

  • Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Cook Sausage or Bacon until browned and cooked through then remove to a plate. If using cooked ham, you can heat it up or just add it over the cheese in step 4. Wipe excess oil from skillet if needed. Reduce heat to low.
  • In a measuring cup, add 2 eggs with a pinch of salt and pepper, or add seasoning to taste. Beat with a fork. Add beaten eggs and swirl to spread evenly over the bottom of the pan. Cook over low heat until When eggs are nearly cooked through (if you tilt the pan they shouldn't run).
  • Sprinkle the top with 2 Tbsp shredded cheese then cover with a tortilla. The cheese will make the tortilla stick to the egg. Use a large spatula to get under the egg and quickly flip over.
  • Sprinkle another 2 Tbsp of cheese or add cheese to taste. Sprinkle your cooked protein (sausage, bacon or ham) over half of the surface and fold the tortilla in half. Sautee on both sides until golden brown.* Remove from skillet and use a pizza cutter to cut quesadilla into wedges and serve warm.

Notes

*COOK'S TIP: Adding a little oil to the pan will help the outside of the tortilla crisp nicely.
**Nutrition label is for one serving and based on using 2 slices of ham. 

Nutrition Per Serving

438kcal Calories17g Carbs32g Protein26g Fat10g Saturated Fat385mg Cholesterol1218mg Sodium330mg Potassium1g Fiber2g Sugar664IU Vitamin A222mg Calcium3mg Iron
Nutrition Facts
Breakfast Quesadillas Recipe (3 Easy Ways)
Amount per Serving
Calories
438
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
26
g
40
%
Saturated Fat
 
10
g
63
%
Cholesterol
 
385
mg
128
%
Sodium
 
1218
mg
53
%
Potassium
 
330
mg
9
%
Carbohydrates
 
17
g
6
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
2
g
2
%
Protein
 
32
g
64
%
Vitamin A
 
664
IU
13
%
Calcium
 
222
mg
22
%
Iron
 
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: breakfast quesadilla, egg quesadilla
Skill Level: Easy
Cost to Make: $
Calories: 438
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  • Theresa Schultz
    October 24, 2021

    Love the Breakfast Quesadillas
    It was a hit
    Thank you for the recipe
    Theresa

    Reply

    • Natasha's Kitchen
      October 24, 2021

      Thank you for your great review, Theresa! I hope you’ll love all the recipes that you will try.

      Reply

  • Brian Burke
    September 14, 2021

    Love, love, love the recipe and your video!!!!!!!
    Quick question: what size non-stick pan did you use? It was perfect for 2 eggs and the taco shell

    Reply

    • Natasha's Kitchen
      September 14, 2021

      Glad you love it, Brian. I used this Ballarni Pan.

      Reply

  • Kathy
    September 14, 2021

    This recipe is so easy and so quick to make. My picky grandkids liked it. Instead of putting oil in the pan so the tortilla would brown nicely, I dipped my basting brush in oil and covered the tortilla in it. Worked slick.

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      September 14, 2021

      Great idea! Thank you so much for sharing that with us!

      Reply

    • Kathy
      February 11, 2022

      Just adding to my first comment. I use a plate to flip the egg and tortilla. I take a spatula and go around the edges of the egg to make sure it won’t stick. Put on my cheese and the tortilla. Then I put the plate on top of the tortilla and turn the pan upside down. Slips right of the pan. Then slide back into the pan to finish.

      Reply

      • Natashas Kitchen
        February 11, 2022

        Thank you so much for sharing that with us!

        Reply

  • Adele Butler
    August 21, 2021

    Made Bfast quesadilla this AM.
    Turned out perfect. I added salsa prior to folding in half. Delicious.
    I will do this again.. BTW, my husband loved his👍🏻

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      August 21, 2021

      Yum! The perfect breakfast! I’m so happy you enjoyed that, Adele!

      Reply

  • Jack & Polly
    July 20, 2021

    We love this recipe thanks soooo much!!!

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      July 20, 2021

      That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Jack & Polly!

      Reply

  • Theresa
    July 9, 2021

    Help!!! I want to make these for
    Breakfast tomorrow – I only have burrito size – would i double
    All the ingredients??????

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      July 10, 2021

      Hi Theresa, I bet that could work. You may need 1.5 to 2 times the ingredients for a burrito size tortilla.

      Reply

    • Kenna
      September 2, 2021

      Yes or no depending on if you want extra Unfilled tortilla space. Or you could cut it down to size or you could just use half of it. Think about the possible solutions open to you.

      Reply

  • Hannibal
    May 24, 2021

    I just made them (for dinner because we don’t eat this things for breakfast in Spain) and it was delicious! I used minced meat and added green garlic to the eggs. It’ll be a regular in my dinners.

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      May 24, 2021

      I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!

      Reply

  • BRENDA
    May 19, 2021

    these were great. I made the sausage quesadillas and added chopped onions while frying the sausage. I added salsa to them before folding over. Hubby loved them too. I’ll definitely make again

    Reply

    • Natasha's Kitchen
      May 19, 2021

      Sounds perfect, great to hear that you and your husband loved this recipe! Thanks for your good feedback, Brenda.

      Reply

  • Bill
    April 25, 2021

    I love your site,I made the breakfast quesadillas and love them, I did add fried onions.

    Reply

    • Natasha's Kitchen
      April 25, 2021

      Thank you for your good comments and feedback, Bill!

      Reply

  • Norma Aguilar
    April 20, 2021

    Love your video’s 💕🥰 thank you

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      April 20, 2021

      You’re welcome! I’m so happy you’re enjoying my videos!

      Reply

  • Alicia H.
    April 13, 2021

    Just wanted to say that I am glad I had this recipe saved, as I made this today and it’s automatically a favorite of my family, including my five year old who has issues with egg’s off and on. Made a big batch, equal amount with ham/egg along with using leftover taco meat to give two choices for everyone. Going to be freezing the rest for another day. Thanks again for this awesome recipe.

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      April 13, 2021

      That’s so great! I’m so glad you have a new favorite from my blog!

      Reply

  • Adrienne
    April 8, 2021

    I made as directed but with garlic mushrooms instead of meat and holy wow. This technique is genius!

    Question – my boyfriend doesn’t eat cheese. Do you think the egg could stick to the tortilla as-is? Or do you have any alternatives to the cheese (i.e. refried beans?) to help the egg and tortilla stick together?

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      April 9, 2021

      Hi Adrienne, we love this with cheese and haven’t tried a substitution, but, that’s the beauty of quesadillas; you can fill it with whatever you’d like.

      Reply

    • M
      July 5, 2021

      Hi, I know I’m late but if you put the tortilla on the eggs when it still looks wet/runny/uncooked on top and just continue to let it cook that way and THEN flip when it’s ready, you’ll get the same result just minus cheese.

      Reply

  • Patti
    March 29, 2021

    I am anxious to try these for breakfast, but my only concern is the very high sodium number. How can this be reduced?

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      March 29, 2021

      Hi Patti, most of the sodium comes from the bacon and ham in this recipe.

      Reply

  • Billy R Baldwin
    March 11, 2021

    THese are the best Breakfast quesadilla’s (I made mine THICK!). I had some leftover cheese dip, and French fries, so I mixed the dip with breakfast sausage and spread it over the fries. Topped with shredded cheese.

    Then topped one quesadilla with it (dip/sausage mix) and used it as filling for the other. I wish we could send pictures, does this poor explanation so much better justice.

    THANK YOU!

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      March 11, 2021

      You’re welcome, Billy! Thank you for that wonderful review with me!

      Reply

  • Maryna
    February 27, 2021

    Thanks Natasha, I am enjoying my breakfast!

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      February 27, 2021

      I’m so happy to hear that!

      Reply

  • Carol Clouthier
    February 2, 2021

    A recent episode you put tater tots in the first layer of cheese, peppers, tomatoes and choice of meat.Then built it into a taco like tower. can’t find it anywhere in your site.

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      February 2, 2021

      Hi Carol, I don’t have any tater tot casserole recipes at this time. I’m curious if that was another site or a recipe we shared from another site. Did you see it on our Youtube channel?

      Reply

  • Mary Ann Putman
    January 24, 2021

    Hi Natasha, Can pepper jack cheese slices be used? I don’t have other cheeses on hand right now.

    Reply

    • Natasha's Kitchen
      January 24, 2021

      Hi Mary Ann, I haven’t tried that yet to advise but feel free to experiment! Please share with us how it goes.

      Reply

  • Zoie Penick
    January 15, 2021

    My sister and I made this today for breakfast. It was good! We didn’t have sausage or ham on hand, so we had to use Turkey bacon. We served it with sour cream. My mom loved it! Thanks for this recipe Natasha.

    Reply

  • Janice Cramm
    January 2, 2021

    These look delicious, just wondering what type of skillet you use. I am looking for a heavier medium sized non stick skillet and wondered which one you were using.

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      January 2, 2021

      Hi Janice, you can find our favorite kitchen tools in our Blog Shop HERE and in our Amazon Affiliate Shop HERE. I hope this helps!

      Reply

  • SYN FREDOCK
    December 19, 2020

    Natasha, thank you for giving this gift to the world. So incredibly delicious! I will never make them any other way again!

    Reply

    • Natashas Kitchen
      December 19, 2020

      I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply

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