Vegetable Loaded Pizza Quesadillas

Let’s take a moment to appreciate that with these quesadillas you get the flavors of pizza inside a quesadilla (my best!) with all the goodness of vegetables all in one. This is the best way to get anyone who doesn’t like vegetables to get their 5-a-day in with very little effort. In fact, my kids ate 6 wedges each! The great thing with these quesadillas is that you can use whatever vegetables you want or have in the fridge. I used zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, spinach and olives (because my kids LOVE them) but corn, peas, onions, eggplant, chopped cauliflower/broccoli, kale, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted squash or pumpkin will all work well.

I think the pizza-flavors convinces veggie-haters to give these a go. And you know what? I’m not even shy about the fact that I’m conning my kids into eating their vegetables. As parents we have to choose our battles and use everything in our arsenal to make things happen and this is one of mine. These quesadillas make the best after-school lunch and are awesome lunchbox fillers. I think they’re pretty awesome as they are (and great for vegetarians) but if you wanted, you could add some grilled chicken. Serve with creamy guacamole and salsa for a casual family feast.