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Sincronzidas to save the day!
When I don’t know what to make or I’m rushing around, I know this recipe has got my back.
In a nutshell, this is a ham and cheese quesadilla made on a flour tortilla. You only need 3 ingredients, and it is ready in a snap. I mean, what’s not to love about that?!
Just add your favorite Mexican salsa, and lunch is ready!
More Quesadilla Recipes:
Shrimp Poblano Quesadillas
Veggie Quesadillas
Here are the only ingredients you need:
Flour tortillas
Ham slices
Cheese
That’s it! Do you see why this makes the easiest meal?
Please note: These are regular size tortillas and meant to serve one person.
You can even use the monster burritos size tortillas to make huge pieces and feed a crowd. Smaller tortillas will make fewer wedges and smaller pieces that you can serve as appetizers.
More Easy Mexican Lunch Recipes:
Atun a la Mexicana
Camarones Enchipotlados
Sopa de Fideo
How to Make It
- Place flour tortilla on a hot griddle.
- Add ham and cheese on the tortilla.
- Place another flour tortilla on top.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side.
For this recipe, you can use thinly sliced ham or ham steaks. Both work, and it’s really whatever you’ve got on hand.
FYI: Ham steaks will require longer cooking time. Thicker meat takes longer to be cooked through. If using, be careful not to burn the tortilla.
Pro Tip:
Use shredded cheese or thinly sliced cheese. It will melt faster. Thicker pieces of cheese will take longer to melt.Only serving one person? Add the ham and cheese to one half of the tortilla. Fold over the other half.
Types of Cheeses To Use:
- Monterey Jack
- Queso Asadero
- Queso Manchego
- Queso Oaxaca
What is quesadilla cheese?
There is such a thing in Mexico as “Quesadilla Cheese,” and you’ll see it labeled as such.
Monterey Jack, Oaxaca, Chihuahua, Asadero, Manchego, or Mozzarella. Any cheese that melts well.
What can you put in a quesadilla?
Sincronizadas are basically ham and cheese quesadillas made in a flour tortilla. You can add other things like grilled peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, etc.
Some people will make this recipe with steak or carne asada instead of ham.
Can you use corn tortillas to make this recipe? Of course! Mexicans, for the most part, will use corn tortillas for quesadillas. Traditionally, though, flour tortillas are used for sincronizadas.
How Long Does It Last?
Sincronizadas will last up to 3 days. Freezing can make the tortillas mushy. To reheat from the freezer, warm up on a hot griddle.
What to Serve With Them
Refried Beans
Mexican Rice
Chile de Arbol Salsa
Guacamole
Sour Cream
Take a bite out of one of these delicious sincronizadas! Such an EASY recipe that’s hard not to love.
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Sincronizadas
Ingredients
- 8 Flour Tortillas
- 8 Ham slices
- 2 cups Monterey Jack Cheese
Instructions
- On a hot griddle, place a flour tortilla.
- Top of the tortilla, add 2 slices of ham.
- Add 1/2 cup cheese.
- Top with another flour tortilla.
- Cook for 2 minutes.
- Flip. Cook for an additional 2 minutes.
This is absolutely delicious! I am really a lover of cheese and this dish is perfect for me. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you liked it. Hope you try it!
Ooey, gooey with melty cheese and so incredibly easy, yes please?!! We will be having these for lunch all week!
So yummy. Hope you try this recipe!
This is the easiest recipe ever! You don’t even need to add any oil or butter to your pan. When I’m bored and can’t bother cooking I’ll make ham and cheese toasties for dinner, but next time I’ll definitely use tortillas and make sincronizadas instead! And by the way I love the name!
Sincronizadas are really yummy! Hope next time you try this recipe!
First time that I’ve encounter such recipe name. The looks is so yummy and the presentation is mesmerizing. I loved how you created this amazing dish recipe and top of it, it’s very easy to make.
Hope you try it. You’re going to love it!
Love this idea! I usually make a similar grilled cheese sandwich, but I love that you use tortillas here! Definitely will try it!
You”ll love it! Hope you try it.
I mean how can you go wrong with this right? Melty cheese, hot tortilla, and salty ham, it’s delicious! A regular lunch in our house!
Easy and yummy, like you said you can’t go wrong with this.
This is absolutely a new idea for me. Haven’t heard of this dish ever. I don’t eat ham so is there any substitute for it.
You can definitely use turkey or chicken slices.
Sincronizadas are one of those yummies that I haven’t tried in a while, and will be really excited to make at home. I remember trying them at my friends’ house, and they were amazing!
I forget this recipe too. So easy and yummy!
I make Sincronizadas all the time, the only thing is that I swap them for vegan ingredients but honestly the point is to see that vegan cheese melted and delicious. Ahhhh my mouth is watering.
So yummy I bet they are amazing too.