Hello, Seafoodies!

We’ve all the time cherished that concept of getting a signature recipe up your sleeve, one thing you can also make with out actually desirous about it as a result of it’s virtually all the way down to muscle reminiscence. 

These new Air Fryer Tuna Quesadillas? That’s our model. If we needed to decide one recipe that we might make with our eyes closed, that works for lunch or dinner, that makes use of pantry staples and that genuinely tastes adequate to make repeatedly—this is able to be it.

Among the best issues about these quesadillas is how versatile and handy they make it to show canned or pouched tuna into one thing that feels utterly totally different out of your typical tuna salad. Tuna will get blended with diced celery for crunch, chopped pickle for tang, recent cilantro and a success of Previous Bay seasoning that brings in just a bit little bit of that coastal taste that everyone knows and love! Mayo and lemon juice bind every part collectively, then the entire combination will get sandwiched between two forms of cheese—Monterey Jack and gentle cheddar (as a result of one cheese isn’t sufficient)—inside a flour tortilla. (You may also use grain-free tortillas for a gluten-free model.) The air fryer crisps all of it up in about 8 minutes complete (bear in mind— if that is going to be your signature dish, it may well’t take ceaselessly to make,) simply lengthy sufficient to get that excellent golden exterior with melted, gooey cheese inside.

That’s it. Fifteen minutes from begin to end. 4 servings. Substances you in all probability have already got in your pantry and fridge. That’s the form of recipe that earns its spot in your common rotation, and quietly turns into your default answer to “Hey, I’m kinda hungry, how about you?”

And actually, utilizing the air fryer is one other massive motive why making this recipe is so stress-free—no flipping quesadillas in a skillet and worrying about them falling aside, no heating up the entire kitchen and no potential oil splatters to dodge or wipe up! Simply spray the basket with oil, fold your tortilla and let that air fryer do its factor! You may make two at a time, relying in your air fryer dimension, which implies everybody’s consuming sizzling quesadillas at roughly the identical time as an alternative of 1 particular person ready whereas everybody else begins to dig in. 

Serve them with salsa, sizzling sauce, guacamole or bitter cream—relying on what sounds good and what you may have hanging round in your kitchen. Add these to your repertoire and instantly you’ve obtained your personal signature dish worthy of a cooking montage—besides this one occurs in actual time!

Pleased crunching (and dipping!)

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• 2 (6 oz.) cans or pouches of tuna in water, drained
• 2 medium celery stalks, diced (about ½ cup)
• 1 medium kosher dill pickle spear, diced (about ¼ cup)
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon Previous Bay seasoning
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
• 1 cup shredded gentle cheddar cheese, divided
• 4 (8-inch) smooth flour tortillas
• Olive oil or avocado spray
• Salsa, sizzling sauce, guacamole, Greek yogurt or bitter cream for topping (non-compulsory)

1. In a medium bowl, mix tuna, celery, pickle, mayonnaise, cilantro, lemon juice, salt, pepper and Previous Bay seasoning. Combine to mix nicely.
2. Spray air fryer basket insert with olive oil or avocado oil. Place one tortilla in basket, then add ¼ cup of the Monterey Jack cheese on half of the tortilla, high with ¼ tuna combination, then high with ¼ cup of the cheddar cheese. Fold tortilla in half. Spray evenly with oil. Repeat with a second tortilla.
3. Prepare dinner at 350°F for 4 minutes or till the quesadilla is crispy and golden. Flip, and cook dinner for an additional 4 minutes. (If tortilla has lifted away from the fillings, press it again down with a spatula.) Take away and place on plate.
4. Repeat the method with the remaining two tortillas, tuna combination and cheese.
5. Serve instantly along with your alternative of toppings.

Really helpful Tools: Air fryer, bowl, fork to combine, spatula, reducing board, knife

• Creator: Dish on Fish
• Class: Tuna