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You could argue that this dish isn’t actually a quesadilla…especially if your definition of a quesadilla involves the words “chewy, melty, crunchy, and grilled” (fourth-meal, anyone?), or is exemplified by the meager offerings on the kids menu at most strip-mall Mexican restaurants.  In fact, if your exposure to quesadillas has been limited to buzz-suppressing binge eating at bar-thirty on a Sunday morning, then my version of a this simple dish before going primal would have already stricken you as rather unorthodox.  Now I’ve taken it a step further and simply eliminated the tortilla as well.

Suffice it to say that this dish still contains a substantial amount of cheese – in the form of pastured, cave-aged cheddar.  And since we try to limit the amount of dairy we intake with our primal lifestyle (sticking with pastured or grass-fed sources and even then primarily using only products like cream and butter), this is not the sort of meal we’d recommend eating on a weekly basis.  But when you’re looking for something quick and flavorful, have some latitude to afford yourself a treat, and have a real craving for some good melted cheddar, then this is the meal to make.

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