This Pork and Mushroom Quesadillas recipe is on repeat at our house because it can be made in about 30 minutes, and everyone loves them! Really! What's not to love about layers of flavorful sliced pork, sauteed mushrooms, and onions, plus plenty of cheese?
1/2cupshredded Monterey Jack, Colby Jack, or Cheddar cheese (divided)
4mushrooms
1/8cuponions
Instructions
How to Cook the Pork
Set pressure cooker to saute. Add olive oil. Using tongs add the tenderloins to the instapot. Let cook on each side for about 1 minute, then flip and cook the other side.
Add chicken broth to pressure cooker and, close the lid, close steam valve, set pressure to high. Cook for 15 minutes.
Let steam naturally releaase for 5 minutes. Open valve to completely release pressure. Move the pork to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.
Thinly slice pork.
How to make Quesadillas
While the pork is cooking I start prepping the rest of the ingredient for the quesadillas.
Over medium heat melt half of the butter in a large skillet. Add sliced onions and mushrooms. Saute until they are soft and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove to a bowl.
Once the pork is ready, add the remaining butter to the same skillet and heat over medium heat. As soon as the butter is melted add a tortilla.
We're going to start layering the ingredients over half of the quesadilla. First, sprinkle half of the grated cheese over half of the tortilla.
Next, add a layer of sliced pork.
Spoon on mushroom and onions.
Sprinkle the remaining cheese over mushrooms and onions.
Flip the part of the quesadilla without any toppings over the other half to create a top.
Cook until the bottom of the quesadilla is golden brown. Then flip. Cook the other side until it's golden brown.
Notes
It's easy to make more quesadillas!I never measure ingredients when I'm assembling the quesadillas. Just use whatever looks right!The quickest way to make pork quesadillas is to cook and slice the pork ahead of time. We like serving it for dinner one night and using the leftovers to make quesadillas the next night!Pork should be cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees.