Gluten Free Crab Quesadillas

Everyone will love these gooey, cheesy gluten free crab quesadillas made with homemade corn tortillas. You only need a good gluten free tortilla and one recipe to get the idea. Then you can make quesadillas with any recipe you find or filling you come up with yourself. Teenagers should be making their own quesadillas.

I typically serve these with the creamy cilantro salsa but the day I took this photo I happened to have my homemade chipotle mayo so I squirted it on top. Serve quesadillas with a simple garden salad and vinaigrette dressing. Grilled Chicken with Adobo Paste makes for a great summer meal, with or without the crab in the filling. End the meal with Aztec Chocolate Ice Cream for a memorable meal.

Ingredients

I haven't looked at my quesadilla recipe for so long I forgot what a great combination this is. With or without the crab.

• Corn tortillas - Homemade or store bought.

• Canned crabmeat & canned green chilies - A convenient ingredient to have in the pantry for those days when the fridge is almost empty.

• Monterey Jack cheese & goat cheese - A nice combination.

• Miracle whip (gasp) or mayonnaise - Quesadilla means cheese so it's cheesy and the mayo helps the filling stay together.

• Cilantro, sour cream & lime - It's a creamy salsa and I love it!

• Hot pepper sauce - To taste. I like to use chipotle puree which is always in my fridge.

See recipe card for complete ingredient list and exact amounts.

Instructions: Homemade Corn Tortillas

Traditional Mexican quesadillas were made with masa harina making them naturally gluten free. When I wasn't happy with the store bought gluten free tortillas I went back to the authentic recipe using masa harina. The recipe is right on the bag but I wrote it out and added step-by-step photos in this post, homemade corn tortillas.

The recipe is on the bag of masa harina but I want to see it from a distance and I want to know the single, double and quadruple recipe. I put all that on a page, printed it in LARGE PRINT and taped it to two sides of my container.

Get The Tools

Once I learned to make them I organized the process to be efficient. I designated a bucket to hold all the necessary items and made a space for the container in my kitchen. Here's what you might want to put in your bucket:

• A tortilla press.
• Two zip-lock style freezer bags (sturdier than sandwich bags) or parchment paper, to press each dough ball. More to separate the tortillas as I make them.
• Stainless steel taco holders or ceramic ones
• A bag of masa harina.

Filling Ideas for Quesadillas

You can fill quesadillas with anything. I usually don’t use a recipe to make quesadillas but this is an old favourite that I actually had not made for a few years. The value of keeping recipes is to be able to repeat some amazing food combinations. But experimenting is part of the fun too and that's how you create some delicious combos.

Some of my favourite quesadilla fillings include:

• roasted garlic
• caramelized onions
• Grilled Chicken with Adobo Paste
• Grilled Flank Steak with Chipotle-Honey Sauce
• Grilled Vegetables with goat cheese

I'd love to hear what you like in your quesadilla. Let me know in the comments below.