Egg, Bacon and Avocado Quesadilla: Breakfast quesadillas just got a whole lot more interesting just by cooking a whole egg inside!
Doesn’t the yolk look fantastic? It would put a smile on anyone’s face, cutting into a quesadilla and discovering that. 🙂
Sure, you could just have scrambled eggs inside the quesadilla. But this is so much more interesting!
Plus, I have a thing about whole eggs. I just love soft yolks. It’s my favourite part of the egg. I just don’t get all those health-conscious people who order egg white omelettes. I feel like telling the waiter to add the yolk to my breakfast plate!!
I contemplated making this with runny yolks but it’s actually not very practical with quesadillas because the tortilla doesn’t soak up the runny yolk like toast does. But I really am careful not to overcook the egg because I really don’t like overcooked yolks. Too dry!
As you can see in the photo below, I use the avocado to create a “ring” to hold the egg inside the quesadilla. Avocado is the perfect barrier because it’s soft and creamy so you can kind of “smush” the slices together so they seal together, holding in the egg when it’s cracked into the middle. 🙂
Sometimes I make it with mushed avocado instead of slices. I literally just scoop avocado into a bowl and mush it up with a fork, then dollop a ring of it onto the tortilla the same way the slices are laid onto the tortilla. You can sort of see a tortilla made this way in the photo below – the one on the far left (sorry it’s blurred!). You can just make out the mush of avocado peeking out of the edge of the quesadilla.
But I do prefer making it with avocado slices. It’s much prettier. Don’t you think?
I made this with bacon and cheese because…..well, bacon. And cheese. This just wouldn’t be “complete” without two of my favourite foods in the world.
Plus, they make everything better. Everything. And this is no exception.
Saturday morning just got a whole lot more interesting! Happy weekend everyone! – Nagi x
PS I wish you could freeze these but you can’t. Weird things happen to avocado when it’s frozen. I tried. 🙂
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Whole Egg, Bacon and Avocado Quesadilla
Ingredients
- 3 rashers of streaky bacon , chopped
- 4 flour tortillas (Note 1)
- 4 eggs
- 1 large avocado , halved and sliced
- 1/2 cup grated cheese (I used cheddar)
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over high heat. Add the bacon and cook until cooked to your liking. Remove bacon onto a paper towel lined plate.
- Drain excess fat from the skillet and wipe away/scrape off any black bits. Return to the stove over medium heat.
- Place a tortilla in the skillet. Place avocado slices around the rim of half the tortilla and thinner slices across the middle to form a "ring" to hold the egg - as per the photo below. Squish the pieces close together to seal them so egg does not leak.
- Crack an egg into the centre, sprinkle with bacon, cheese and season with salt and pepper. Fold the tortilla over and cook for 4 minutes or until golden and crisp. I usually cook 2 in the skillet.
- Flip, turning over the folded edge (i.e. slide the flip under the curved edge and flip over the folded edge). Cook the other side for 3 minutes or until golden and crisp. Remove from the skillet. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
- Serve immediately, while hot!
Recipe Notes:
Where is Dozer?
I tried it and this was fantastic!! Finally a breakfast wrap where my eggs aren’t falling out the bottom! I made flour tortillas and used it for this breakfast wrap. I had it with salsa on the side per your recommendation below in the comments for a dipping sauce. Another winning recipe. Thank you!!
Hii I like your recipe it seem to be yummy and tasty I will try it keep it up for more recipes thankyou
Thanks so much ❤️
I’m having this for breakfast right now – delicious! I should have read the other comments about turning the heat down. It took a little longer to cook my egg and my tortilla was a little bit charred. So I turned the heat off and let it sit for a minute and my egg was cooked just the way I like it, slightly runny!
I added some roasted capsicum strips as well.
Another great recipe from you Nagi!
Very very good recipes thank you so much your so sweet to share your recipe. Keep good god bless.
You’re so welcome Lincoln!!
This was absolutely delicious. I used a whole wheat carb balance flour tortilla (much fewer net carbs), and turkey bacon so a little lower fat (but will try with regular bacon when I have it). I also had a hard time getting the egg to cook, and so turned multiple times to keep from over doing the tortilla. The egg yolk popped on about the 4th flip even though i was very careful. I did turn the heat down to a little below medium and all cooked without making the yolk too firm but not runny. Mine may not have been as pretty as Nagi’s but I was very happy with the flavor. I will reduce heat next time and try covering for part of the time to see if I can get the perfect yolk result! But delicious regardless.
That’s fantastic to hear Vanessa! Thanks for leaving a review! N x ❤️
If you use a panini maker on high to cook them you don’t have to flip and lightly pressing will pop the egg and it’s done in 5 minutes! Really tasty!
GENIUS!
What would you use for a dip?
Restaurant salsa! -> https://www.recipetineats.com/salsa-super-easy-restaurant-style/
I tried this recipe and loved it eventually but I had a lot of trouble getting the egg to cook before the tortilla burned. Any advice? I’m good with a runny yolk but the whites were super undercooked by the time the tortilla was perfectly browned.
Hi Lydia! Try turning the stove down 🙂 I’m glad you loved it though!! N x
This was a tasty, quick meal to make on a busy weeknight. I made two of these, and found that covering the tortilla makes the egg not runny. An easy, light meal. I’ll be making this again. Thank you for sharing!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, thank you for letting me know! N x
Made this from leftovers from the guacamole and salsa from dinner the night before. Remembered this stroke of genius and promptly did it on on my French Press. Brilliant! Love ya, Nagi!
Sooooo I’m scrolling through FoodGawker looking for delicious quesadilla twist recipes for a BuzzFeed roundup and I click on about 10 out of the 800 to look at. OF COURSE when I click on the very first one – it’s yours! Haha. Must have a good eye 😉 That egg is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
Ohhhhh, thank you Melissa!!! Stands out cause it’s a bit odd? 😉 BUT YUM!!!
thank you so much for sharing fantastic and easy to follow recipes!
It’s a pleasure! Thank you for taking the time to leave me this message! <3
This is great! Love how you cooked the egg right in the quesadilla!
Thanks so much Sabrina!! 🙂
I love this! Such a great idea… never would have thought of it!
Thanks Corinne!
These look incredible! Such a cool idea! Love the flavors!
Thanks Mira! N x
Another good one!! Thanks!
I did have to play with the recipe a bit since, although I love avocados, they very much, do not like me!
So I used ham and shredded cheese to form the barrier. I had a bit of a time getting the egg cooked enough, but with a bit more patience that I’m used to, did it!! Yummmmm. Hubster loved it too, and liked the whole egg inside instead of the scramble I usually do. Thanks again!!
Ooh! I’m so glad it worked with ham an cheese used as the barrier! Thank you for the idea – it’s 5.30 am here in Sydney and I was JUST contemplating what to have for brekki!
Yum, yum and yum again! That yolk, you’re killing me. Perfection. This is such a creative, fun and beautiful twist on the quesadilla.
Thanks Kevin!! that’s something, coming from you 🙂 Mexican King!
I have thought (but not said) to a waiter when someone asks for something to be left off, “It’s okay, add it to my plate.” I’ve never had the guts. Nothing missing from this breakfast, Nagi!
BA HA HA!! Work up the courage Maureen! Do it!