Prime Rib Quesadillas (The Easiest Leftover Prime Rib Recipe)
Yeah, I said it, make this Quesadilla with Leftover Prime Rib Roast! These quick and easy quesadillas make short work of any prime rib you happen to have leftover from your holiday dinner.
Recipe for Leftover Prime Rib Roast
Let’s face it, you’re not alone in being bested by a holiday prime rib, it happens to everyone. BUT you can come out on top if you have a great leftover prime rib recipe. And these leftover prime rib quesadillas are here to save the day! And your leftovers.
More Ways To Use Leftover Prime Rib
But before we get TOO far you should also look at other recipes for using up your prime rib leftovers, like this quick and simple Prime Rib and Gnocchi Skillet, Biscuit Topped Beef Pot Pie, or even this French Dip Biscuit Casserole. The last one calls for roast beef lunch meat but I think leftover prime rib would work just fine.
OR make this Leftover Roast Beef Stroganoff!
Can I use Regular Steak or Leftover Roast Beef?
For these quesadillas, you can use ANY leftover cooked beef. So steak, roast, or pot roast. Even crumbled-cooked hamburgers would work well in this recipe. Any cooked beef will work!
If you don’t have leftover prime rib you can use ANY leftover roast that you have. Like this Rump Roast would even work!
One of the best ways to cook beef is with sous vide. Check out this post on Sous Vide Prime Rib for more on cooking beef in hot water!
Easy Quesadillas
These leftover prime rib roast quesadillas are quick and easy too! I mean it’s basically tortillas, prime rib, Pepper Jack or Monterey Jack, and diced chiles. So easy!
You can sub out those chiles for salsa too. I happen to keep diced chiles on hand so it works for us. Always do what works for your family, your house and your pantry.
I know a lot of people don’t like leftovers, in fact, they just chuck them right out. From what I’ve gathered they don’t like to eat the same food again.
In our house leftovers equal money, our food dollars! So finding a way to make one more meal always works for us.
Leftovers? Yay or Nay?
How about you? Do you love or hate leftovers? I cook FOR leftovers so everyone has a hot lunch the next day. Working from home this is really nice because I don’t even have to think about it I just grab my box and eat lunch.
Anyway, I hope you like these easy quesadillas, we sure do!
Change up your Easy Quesadillas with Leftover Prime Rib Roast:
- Use cheddar in place of the Pepper Jack
- try fresh chiles in the quesadillas
- use leftover steak or beef roast
- try corn tortillas
Our Favorite Way To Use Thanksgiving Leftovers?
For me it’s ALL about the leftovers! Thanksgiving is just a way to get a fridge full of delicious leftovers to use in so many different ways.
- Stuffing Waffles
- Turkey Noodle Soup
- Turkey Salad
- Turkey Pot Pie
- Turkey Dumpling Soup
- Prime Rib Quesadilla
Prime Rib Quesadillas
Ingredients
- 4 ounces leftover prime rib or steak
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack or other cheese
- 2 Tablespoons diced canned chiles
- 2 large flour tortillas 10-12 inches across
Instructions
- set 12-inch skillet over medium heat
- lay one flour tortilla in the skillet
- sprinkle on some of the cheese
- roughly chop the prime rib or steak into bite-size pieces
- scatter over the tortilla
- sprinkle the diced chiles evenly over the prime rib
- add the rest of the cheese and the last tortilla
- let it cook gently until the cheese starts to melt
- carefully turn it over and cook the other side until the meat is warm and the cheese is melted
- serve piping hot
