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What Is a Blooming Quesadilla Ring?
A Blooming Quesadilla Ring is a creative twist on the classic quesadilla. You fill tortilla halves with cheese + meat + fillings, roll them into cones or “burrito/quesadilla” tubes, and arrange those cones in a circular (“ring”) pattern (often around a central jar or ramekin). After arranging in layers and sprinkling more cheese, you bake until the tortillas are crisp and cheese is melted. Remove the central object; you get a ring of cheesy, crunchy filled tortilla cones that can be served with a dip in the center. It’s eye-catching and interactive.
Versions of this appear in multiple food blogs and recipe sites. For example, the Tasty recipe uses tortillas cut in half, filled, rolled, layered in rings around a central jar, then baked until crisp.
tasty.co
Villa Cocina offers a detailed version too, using a creamy chicken filling, layering, and baking 15–20 minutes.
Villa Cocina
Spaceships & Laser Beams presents a version with layered tortilla cones in three rings, using Colby, Monterey Jack, cheddar, chicken, peppers, and salsa.
Spaceships and Laser Beams
I’ll combine the best parts of these into one comprehensive “mouthwatering” version.
Ingredients & What You’ll Need (for ~24 cones, one ring)
Here’s a full ingredient list with rationale and optional substitutions.
Component Amount (approx) Purpose / Notes Variations / Substitutes
Tortillas (soft flour, taco-size or small burrito size) ~12–20, cut in half → gives ~24 cones Using soft, pliable tortillas reduces tearing when rolling; flour works best.
Take Two Tapas
+2
Spaceships and Laser Beams
+2
You can try gluten-free tortillas, or very pliable corn tortillas (if soft enough)
Flavour and Savour
+1
Cooked shredded chicken 3 cups (≈ 450–500 g) The protein filling base You could also use beef, pork, beans, or a vegetarian filling
Cheese (melting cheeses) ~3 cups cheddar + ~3 cups Monterey Jack (or Colby/MJ combination) Good melting and flavor balance
Take Two Tapas
+3
tasty.co
+3
Spaceships and Laser Beams
+3
You can use pepper jack for heat or mix mozzarella, etc.
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