Hard-Boiled Egg Quesadillas
Whenever you have leftover hard-boiled eggs, make these easy and tasty Hard-Boiled Egg Quesadillas for a quick breakfast. I use low-carb tortillas to make these egg quesadillas a breakfast idea that’s pretty low in carbs.
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Right now a lot of people are visiting my post about making perfect hard-boiled eggs, so I can tell left-over hard-boiled eggs are going to be on the menu after Easter. So for this week’s Friday Favorites pick I’m reminding you about this fun recipe for Egg Quesadillas made with hard-boiled eggs!
I’ve made a lot of quesadillas with different fillings, but this idea for breakfast quesadillas that was sent to me by a reader named Laura might be the most unique quesadilla recipe I’ve seen, and they were delicious! And if you use low-carb tortillas, this will be perfect for a low-carb meal!
What ingredients do you need for this recipe?
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- hard boiled eggs
- Mission Carb Balance Low-Carb Tortillas (affiliate link), La Banderita Low-Carb Tortillas (affiliate link), or other low-carb tortilla
- butter
- Dijon mustard
- mayo
- finely chopped green onion
- Spike Seasoning (affiliate link), or other all-purpose seasoning blend
- salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- finely grated cheese
Which low-carb tortillas would I use for the egg quesadillas?
I would use La Banderita Low-Carb Tortillas (affiliate link) or Mission Carb Balance Low-Carb Tortillas to make the egg quesadillas a low-carb breakfast. (You could also eat the tasty egg salad in lettuce wraps if you wanted it to be Keto or gluten-free.)
How many carbs are in Hard-Boiled Egg Quesadillas?
The Egg Quesadillas made with hard-boiled eggs have about 11.5 net carbs in a whole quesadilla. And although I calculated the nutritional information based on a whole quesadilla made with two tortillas, half of one of these would probably be enough for me.
More fun ideas for quesadillas:
If you want to use your favorite low-carb tortillas to make more think-outside-the-box quesadillas, check out Green Chile Chicken Quesadillas, Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Quesadillas, and Kale and Cheese Quesadillas.
How many leftover hard-boiled eggs do you have?
If you really have a lot of leftover hard-boiled eggs to use, you might want to look at Low-Carb and Keto Recipes Using Hard-Boiled Eggs for lots more tasty ideas!
How to make Hard-Boiled Egg Quesadillas:
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- Start by chopping perfectly boiled eggs into pieces about 1/2 inch. You’ll need about two eggs for each quesadilla you’re planning to make.
- You’ll also need grated cheese, mayo-mustard mixture, and sliced green onions.
- Mix 1/4 cup grated cheese, mayo, mustard, green onions, Spike Seasoning (affiliate link), salt, and pepper into the eggs.
- It’s a personal preference, but I like to mix the egg salad mixture gently, so that it’s still fairly chunky when you’re ready to spread this into the tortillas.
- These are the low-carb tortillas I used, and this brand now has only 4 net carbs per tortilla.
- Spread some butter or spray olive oil on the bottom tortilla.
- Then put tortilla into a non-stick frying pan over medium heat and sprinkle with a little cheese. (The cheese above and below the egg salad mixture helps it stick together.)
- Then put one-half of the egg salad mixture on the tortilla and spread around, not going clear to the edge.
- Sprinkle the egg-salad mixture with a little more cheese. (Somehow I didn’t get a photo of that, oops!)
- Spread butter or spray the second tortilla and lay it on the top.
- Cook over medium heat until the bottom is nicely browned, about 5 minutes.
- Turn over carefully and cook about 5 minutes on the second side.
- Cut each quesadilla in half and serve hot.
- This is great with salsa and sour cream to dip into at the table!
More Ideas using Eggs and Tortillas:
Hard-Boiled Egg Quesadillas
Whenever you have leftover hard-boiled eggs, make Hard-Boiled Egg Quesadillas for an easy and tasty breakfast that uses hard-boiled eggs!
Ingredients
- 4 hard boiled eggs
- 4 Mission Carb Balance Tortillas or La Banderita low-carb tortillas
- 1 T butter for spreading on tortillas
- 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 3 T mayo
- 2 T finely chopped green onion
- 1/2 tsp. Spike Seasoning (see notes)
- salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 3/4 cup finely grated cheese, divided (see notes)
Instructions
- Follow instructions for making perfect hard-boiled eggs. Let eggs cool enough to handle, then peel and cut into pieces about 1/2 inch and put in a bowl.
- Mix the Dijon and mayo, slice green onions, and measure 3/4 cup grated cheese.
- Then mix the mayo mixture, green onions, 1/4 cup grated cheese, and Spike Seasoning (affiliate link) into the eggs and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Spread butter or spray olive oil on bottom side of two tortillas.
- Put one tortilla into a non-stick pan and turn heat to medium.
- Sprinkle tortilla with a 2 T of the cheese, then spread egg salad mixture over the cheese not going clear to the edge of the tortilla so it doesn’t fall out while quesadillas are cooking.
- Top egg mixture with 2 T more grated cheese, then put a second tortilla that’s spread on top with butter or sprayed with oil over the cheese.
- Cook quesadillas about 5 minutes per side, or until cheese is melted and they are slightly browned. (I’d lift up the edge and check after a few minutes.)
- Cut quesadillas in half and serve hot, with salsa and sour cream on the side if desired.
- Half of one of these quesadillas might be a full serving for some people.
Notes
I love Spike Seasoning, but use any all-purpose seasoning you have. I used a Mexican Cheese Blend from Costco for this recipe.
Nutritional information is calculated based on the Mission Carb Balance low-carb tortillas I used.
Recipe shared with me by a Kalynโs Kitchen reader.
Nutrition Information
Yield
2Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 666Total Fat 52gSaturated Fat 19gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 28gCholesterol 439mgSodium 2025mgCarbohydrates 42.2gFiber 30.7gSugar 1.6gProtein 33g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
With low-carb tortillas like I used, this recipe for Hard-Boiled Egg Quesadillas is great for low-carb eating plans. The tortillas do have flour, so this is limited to phase two for the original South Beach Diet and it’s not gluten-free or Keto.
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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe for Egg Quesadillas made with hard-boiled eggs was first posted in 2008, when a reader named Laura sent me the recipe. It was last updated with more information in 2024.
19 Comments on “Hard-Boiled Egg Quesadillas”
Laura, thanks for the recipe. I’ve made it a few more times since then too!
Hey, glad you guys liked the recipe. I’ve always thought the monotony of breakfast was one of the toughest parts of a low carb diet. Glad Kayln gives us the opportunity to share!
Great looking quesadillas! I like when they’re brown and gooey.
Vickie, thanks for the feedback. So glad you (and hubby) liked it!
Follow-up to my first comment, I just made an egg-salad-cheddar-cheese quesadilla, and it was great! Even hubby, who wanted to hate it, loved it.
What an interesting idea this is! Very innovative and one that I will try soon.
Interesting-looking, but no leftover Easter eggs here in France! I think I’ll make quesadillas soon, though — I just bought some tortillas.
What a great spin on Quesadillas!!!!
Ffg, thanks for letting me know people enjoyed the recipes! Comments like this really make my day!
Hi, Kalyn! Just wanted to let you know we used your perfect boied egg method for our easter eggs and they were (perfect)! Also, I used two of your recipes at our dinner – thanksgiving broccoli (now it’s easter broccoli too) and fantastic low carb cheesecake. No one guessd it was sugar free; they ate it up! my son in law had 3 pieces! My mother and daughter both wanted the recipes, so I gave them your website address. Thanks!
I do hope the person who sent me the recipe will see all the nice comments from people who like her idea!
Simona, that was the recipe that cured me of my brussels sprouts distrust; glad you liked it!
What a nice recipe. I would make it for dinner, though. And speaking of dinner, I made your roasted Brussels sprouts with balsamic vinegar a few days ago: there were no leftovers.
An egg salad quesadilla sounds like a really tasty breakfast!
What a wonderful way to shakae-up brekkie or brunch!
I don’t even like egg salad and I like the sound of this!
I’m an egg salad addict from way back, and a quesadilla addict from the past few years. Hooray for combining those two addictions!
This is the first time I’ve ever seen these two together and they seem so natural! Fun idea for now or tomorrow as it may be.
Happy Easter!
I love quesadillas, and love egg salad – I can’t believe I’ve never combined the two! I’ll have to try this soon.
These look delicious, Kalyn. The perfect way to use up hardboiled eggs. Happy Easter!