Quesadillas are among the best quick-and-easy meals you can whip up, whether you're making a small snack with your favorite cheese or feasting on what might have once been two burritos. But, the usual fillings can start to feel tired over time. When you need to shake things up, reach for a handful of frozen dumplings.
It does sound odd at first, but taking advantage of frozen dumplings for a quesadilla is no different than any other frozen food hacks , including using frozen fajitas or frozen vegetables between your tortillas. It's all about finding the easiest, most flavorful ways to make the best quesadillas. Plus, frozen dumplings' fillings are rarely too complex, meaning that there's space, flavor-wise, to add the other fillings you love without much risk of a weird-tasting combination.
Additionally, depending on how you prep the dumplings for your quesadilla, their wrappers can have just as much of a positive effect as their fillings. Why frozen dumplings are so good in quesadillas Frozen dumplings are packed with a variety of delicious fillings, including various kinds of meats, vegetables, and seasonings. Making those fillings on your own for a quesadilla would take time and effort, and that's sometimes a bit antithetical to the dish (not to mention messy).
It doesn't hurt that most frozen dumplings' fillings play well with cheese. Kimchi-stuffed dumplings pair brilliantly with mozzarella, for example, nodding to South Korea's rising interest with mozzarella and cheese.
