Quesadillas

Company’s Coming Kids Cook, p. 99

1 white (or whole wheat) flour tortilla (10 inch, 25 cm, size)

1/3 cup (75 mL) chunky salsa

1/3 cup (75 mL) grated cheddar cheese

Place the oven rack in the center position. Turn the oven on to 400F (205 C). Lay the tortilla out flat on the ungreased baking sheet.

Use a knife to spread the salsa on ½ of the tortilla. 

Chunky? I want some salsa that's downright fat.

Sprinkle with the cheese. Fold the other ½ of the tortilla over top of the cheese. Press down lightly with your hand. Bake in the oven for 4 minutes. Use a pancake lifter to turn the quesadilla over. Bake for 4 minutes. Use the oven mitts to remove the baking sheet to the wire rack. Cool slightly. Cuts into 3 wedges.

Simple, and served simply with a sliced apple

My Rating: 4/5 "A three-ingredient dish that's surprisingly pleasing. Adding the salsa to the cheese inside adds just enough pizzazz to make this quesadilla more interesting than its plain-cheese counterparts. My husband, whose tastes run toward the child-like, thought this was an easy 5/5. I wanted it to have a little more complexity, but there's nothing about its simplicity that is not enjoyable."