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.

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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).

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.

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.

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.

More Make-Ahead Breakfast Recipes:
- Breakfast Burritos – a family favorite
- Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches – make a batch for easy breakfasts
- Egg Muffins – freezer friendly!
- Banana Muffins – for a sweet breakfast treat
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)

Ingredients
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
Nutrition Per Serving
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Love the Breakfast Quesadillas
It was a hit
Thank you for the recipe
Theresa
Thank you for your great review, Theresa! I hope you’ll love all the recipes that you will try.
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
Glad you love it, Brian. I used this Ballarni Pan.
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.
Great idea! Thank you so much for sharing that with us!
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.
Thank you so much for sharing that with us!
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👍🏻
Yum! The perfect breakfast! I’m so happy you enjoyed that, Adele!
We love this recipe thanks soooo much!!!
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Jack & Polly!
Help!!! I want to make these for
Breakfast tomorrow – I only have burrito size – would i double
All the ingredients??????
Hi Theresa, I bet that could work. You may need 1.5 to 2 times the ingredients for a burrito size tortilla.
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.
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.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
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
Sounds perfect, great to hear that you and your husband loved this recipe! Thanks for your good feedback, Brenda.
I love your site,I made the breakfast quesadillas and love them, I did add fried onions.
Thank you for your good comments and feedback, Bill!
Love your video’s 💕🥰 thank you
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you’re enjoying my videos!
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.
That’s so great! I’m so glad you have a new favorite from my blog!
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?
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.
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.
I am anxious to try these for breakfast, but my only concern is the very high sodium number. How can this be reduced?
Hi Patti, most of the sodium comes from the bacon and ham in this recipe.
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!
You’re welcome, Billy! Thank you for that wonderful review with me!
Thanks Natasha, I am enjoying my breakfast!
I’m so happy to hear that!
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.
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?
Hi Natasha, Can pepper jack cheese slices be used? I don’t have other cheeses on hand right now.
Hi Mary Ann, I haven’t tried that yet to advise but feel free to experiment! Please share with us how it goes.
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.
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.
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Natasha, thank you for giving this gift to the world. So incredibly delicious! I will never make them any other way again!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!