Corned Beef & Cabbage Quesadilla -- A corned beef sandwich recipe made with your St. Patrick's Day meal leftovers, swiss cheese, and tangy mustard pressed into pita bread.
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Guyz, are you ready for St. Patrick's Day, or are you READY for St. Patrick's Day?!
...great me either.
Seeing as I'm not much a beer fan anyway, SPD doesn't really do much for me....other than da FOOD.
But come on, are you really that surprised?
Maybe I'm jumping the gun a little early, but I LOVE corned beef and cabbage. Growing up, my mom would make a boiled dinner every year, full of carrots, cabbage, taters, and salty McSalterson corned beef.
With everything baptized in a pool of mustard. Like seriously, I use so much mustard, it's more part of the meal rather than a condiment.
Seeing as I only have this meal once a year, I'll take my temporary hypertensive state with a grain of salt. 😉
and roughly a gallon or two of water.
That's why I used these low-carb pita breads for this St. Patty's Day-inspired sammich, since they are also low in sodium, since the corned beef already has plenty of that to go around, but don't let me hinder your pita game. I was thinking the sweet onion would be awesome for these too, or any of the 100 (literally) products that Toufayan has to offer.
Put those St. Patrick's Day leftovers to work! ...like literally make this corned beef sandwich, pack it with some grapes, and maybe some carrot sticks for good measure and LB (that's lunch box) that ish to the office! I'll be rehydrating with a green beverage of sorts (Monday recipe spoiler!) 😀
Money-Saving Tips for this Corned Beef Sandwich:
- Use the deli. Utilizing leftovers is definitely a plus, but if you don't have any on hand, use the deli. You can get just the amount of corned beef and cheese you need which keeps costs low.
- Opt for store-brand. I promise that store-brand mustard is just as good as name-brand, and is usually a little bit cheaper.
more sandwich recipes:
Black Pepper & Cranberry Turkey Sandwich
Blueberry Basil & Goat Cheese Panini
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Corned Beef and Cabbage Quesadilla
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 1 sandwich 1x
Description
A corned beef sandwich recipe made with your St. Patrick's Day meal leftovers, swiss cheese, and tangy mustard pressed into pita bread.
Ingredients
- 1 Toufayan low-carb pita, or pita of choice
- 3 slices cooked corned beef
- ¼ cup cooked green cabbage
- 2 slices swiss cheese
- 1 tablespoon yellow or brown mustard
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat.*
- Carefully slice pita bread into top and bottom halves.
- Spread mustard on both slices of pita bread.
- Top one pieces of bread with a slice of swiss cheese.
- Add corned beef and cabbage.
- Top with remaining swiss cheese and other bread half.
- Heat in skillet for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
- Flip and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.
- Cut in quarters and serve with additional mustard for dipping if desired.
Notes
*A panini or sandwich press can be used instead.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: sandwich
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Irish
Keywords: corned beef, swiss cheese, pita bread, sandwich, st patricks day, quesadilla
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Make it a great day!
Do you celebrate St. Patty's Day?
What's your favorite quesadilla fillings?
Jen
When I first saw the title of this post - I was a little ehhhh, what? But then I read through it, saw the pictures and now I must have one!!
Agness of Run Agness Run
This is a finger-licking sandwich, Emily! I will definitely prepare it!
Nick
Thanks for sharing this recipe! This is such a simple idea, and I have a bunch of leftover corned beef in the fridge right now. I am definitely going to try this week.
★★★★★
Emily Cooper
Yay! Thanks so much Nick! 🙂
Deborah Brooks
What a fun twist on a classic! Perfect for St Pat's Day
Emily Cooper
Right?! 😀 Thank you Deborah!
Abbey Sharp
I'm totally loving this flavour combo and just in time for the weekend festivities! Will have to give it a try
★★★★★
Emily Cooper
Thanks Abbey! Hope you enjoy if you do. 🙂
Natalie
Oh wow. This sounds really innovative and delicious. What a great way to use corned beef. I must save this and give it a try. We all love good sandwich in my family.
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Emily Cooper
Thanks Natalie! Great way to use up those leftovers!