Quick and easy vegan quesadilla with pesto, spinach, tomato and dairy-free cheese! A satisfying, flavor-packed weeknight meal.
I needed a quick lunch this past week so I found some odds and ends around the kitchen, channeled my inner Napoleon, and made myself a dang quesa-dilluh 😉 I love the two-cheese combo of dairy-free mozzarella & feta. The mozzarella holds everything together while the feta adds awesome flavor. (If you can’t find dairy-free feta, you can try making your own or simply leave it out!) The spinach wilts as it heats, so don’t be afraid to pile it on.
Just a quick note – my favorite brand of vegan mozzarella is currently Miyoko’s Fresh Mozzarella (not sponsored). I love that it’s made from organic cashews and simple ingredients! The flavor and texture is amazing and I find it melts very well. Would love to hear your favorite brand, homemade recipe, or if you’ve tried Miyoko’s cheese as well!
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Spinach & Tomato Quesadilla with Pesto
Ingredients
- 1 roma tomato (thinly sliced)
- Baby spinach
- Vegan pesto (homemade if desired)
- Shredded mozzarella (I like Follow Your Heart or Miyokos)
- Vegan feta crumbles (optional)
- 2 large flour or gluten-free tortillas
Instructions
- Place a tortilla on a skillet over medium heat, and spread a layer of pesto on top.*
- Add a light layer of mozzarella cheese, then feta, if using.
- Add tomato slices, spinach, and top with another layer of mozzarella cheese.
- Place the other tortilla on top, heat for about 5 minutes, flip, and heat for another 5 minutes or until cheese has melted.
Notes
Nutrition Per Serving (estimate)
Love this quesadilla with pesto and looking for more quick and easy meals? Check out the full “30 Minutes or Less” vegan recipe archives on the site for more plant-based weeknight inspiration!
be still my heart, this is perfection!!
Enjoy 🙂
Mmmm . This looks really good!
Thanks Jennifer!
Anything with pesto makes me super, super happy! 😀 And hungry too…
Me too Kiersten! Thank goodness it's so versatile 🙂
Looks yummy can't wait to try it!
Thanks! Hope you love it!
My husband and I just made this. It was delicious! Everyone loved it!
Oh awesome! Glad you guys liked it. Thanks for the message Amber! 🙂
Just made this for dinner. I used my homemade cilantro pistachio pesto and used provolone instead of the mozzarella. So delicious and easy, thank you!
Hi Ruveen! Glad you enjoyed it. Homemade cilantro pistachio pesto!? That sounds amazing!! 😀
Tried this today. AWESSSSSSSOME!
Woo hoo!!!! So happy to hear you liked it! Thanks for the message Lau!
mmm this was good made it today bomb!!
Yeah!! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
how do you make your pesto
Hi! The kind I used for these photos was the pre-made pesto from Trader Joe's. But now that I'm vegan there are tons of awesome veganized versions out there. Try one of these! 🙂
http://www.theppk.com/2011/12/bestest-pesto/
http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2008/02/winter-pesto.html
Update: here's my vegan pesto recipe up on the site now! 🙂
http://www.thegardengrazer.com/2014/06/cashew-basil-pesto.html
I just made this…. It's all gone 🙁 I'm off to the store for more wraps! Five stars here!!
Hahaha, yessss 🙂 So glad you liked them!!
This was delicious!!
Awesome to hear! Glad you enjoyed!
This looks de~lish!
Thanks Wendy! 🙂
Do you have the nurtition facts on this
Hi there! I don't provide nutritional stats, but if you'd like to calculate your own you can try this website:
http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php
I've heard it's pretty straightforward and easy to use. Hope that helps! 🙂
Update: I know this is an old comment, but just wanted to let you know that the estimated nutritional content is now provided on the site! (You can find it below each recipe in the post.) Hope you find it useful! 🙂
These look awesomely delicious! Wish there was a vegan version (hint, hint) 🙂
Hi Nadine! I love where your head's at 😉 These can definitely be made vegan with my vegan pesto and non-dairy cheese (or maybe hummus, cashew cheese, etc.) I definitely have to do a vegan remake of these!! Thanks for your sweet comment!
This was delicious! Thank you!!
Hi Karla! YAY! So glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for coming back to let me know 🙂 Have a great week!!
Wow! This looks yummy!!
Made these tonight for dinner! I added avocado and olives, and we loved them! Thanks!
Hi Janet! Your additions sound wonderful! So glad you enjoyed them! 🙂
How long will homemade pesto last in the frig?
Hi Dianna! I've kept my homemade vegan pesto in the fridge for about 3-4 before it's eaten up, so anything past that I'm not sure. Just try to use your best judgement 🙂 Hope you enjoy!
These were wonderful. We added Kalamata olives to add some flavor. Thanks for another wonderful recipe.
Great to hear Kim! Glad you made it your own with the olives 🙂 Thanks for the sweet message!
This looks really good! Planning on trying it this week! What kind of meat could be added??
Hey Kasey! Thanks! You could add chicken/turkey if you'd like (I'm vegan so I use the substitutes now) 😉 Hope you enjoy it this week!!
Added cooked spiced chicken to mine. My husband said it was in the top 5 dinners I ever made! It was so easy. Will be making it again!! Thanku!!
YAY Victoria!! So awesome to hear – glad you two found a winner! 🙂 Hope you have a great week!
I'm wondering if you know how many calories are in this?
Hi! I don't provide nutritional stats, but if you'd like to calculate your own you can try this website:
http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php
I've heard it's pretty straightforward and easy to use. Hope that helps! 🙂
Update: I know this is an old comment, but just wanted to let you know that the estimated nutritional content is now provided on the site! (You can find it below each recipe in the post.) Hope you find it useful! 🙂
Oh my lord! We made this last night and loved it! Even my picky eaters (ages 9 and 11) devoured them. My 7 year old thought we were crazy…but, he doesn't like anything with texture. 😛
Haha, awesome to hear Skye!! So great to hear some of the kiddos enjoyed it too 😉 Hope you guys have a lovely week – stay warm!
Just had this for dinner…YUM!!! Already thinking about making again for lunch tomorrow. Thank you for such a delicious and simple recipe.
Yay Christina!! Haha I could totally eat quesadillas multiple time a week 😉 So glad you enjoyed it, have an awesome week!
It was really hard to flip it without loosing all th insides, is there something i'm missing? 🙂 probably am doing something wrong
Ah! No, you're not at all! This was a post from years ago and let's just say my quesadilla skills have evolved since then 😉 Now I find it's best to use one tortilla, fill half, then fold it over for much easier flipping – so sorry about that. I'll be sure to go in and update it for the future, thanks for your input!!
I find that if I slide it onto a plate and then put the skillet on top and flip it makes it much easier not to lose the insides
I made this for my sister and her husband and we all loved it!!! It was super yummy and easy to make. And I loveeeee pesto, so that was great with it! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Yayyyy!!! Pesto is amazing – so glad you all enjoyed them! Have a great week! 🙂
I had no mozarella but used cheddar and it was amazing. Thanks for the inspiration.
Glad you enjoyed Julie! 🙂
This is really tasty! Thanks for sharing. It's even better with onion and garlic added.
Always a good call adding onion and garlic! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed!!
I made 6 of these for our family dinner last night. I was able to cook 3 at a time using our griddle (I set it at 200 degrees).
We were starving at dinner time, but even without side dishes, we were stuffed before we could each eat a full quesadilla. Impressive considering I went easy on the cheese! Fresh pesto is more filling than I thought!
My kids are 7, 10, and 12 and they ALL ate heartily. Not a single complaint. I will definitely do this one again. Thank you!
Hey Skye!! That's so awesome! I LOVE finding those magical meals the entire family will happily eat 😉 So glad you all enjoyed. Wishing you guys a wonderful weekend!
can't wait to try. Just yesterday i made, for the very first time, homemade flour tortillas. will make these for lunch. i got 1 roma tomato left. have all the rest.
Tried out this recipe tonight and it was delicious! Planning to make these for my boyfriend tomorrow. 🙂 The jarred brand of pesto I used is by Isola (pesto genovese), and it worked wonderfully. Since most days I aim to stay relatively low-carb, I used low carb tortillas from Mama Lupe’s (3g net carb per tortilla). Oh, and I didn’t have any feta, so instead I just used mozzarella and then grated a nice parmesan.
So wonderful to hear that! Thanks so much for coming back to let me know and for leaving a rating – very appreciated! Hope your boyfriend enjoyed them as well!! Have a beautiful rest of the week! -Kaitlin