Wow! I've made quesadillas with dozens of different fillings, but never with apple. I'll try it out on some grownups -- I'm sure it will be as big a hit with them as with your kids!

Love the kiddo shots! They must ADORE you! My godson is way grown-up: age 20 and wants to be the next Jamie Oliver.

A pear, brie and chicken quesadilla once crossed our paths in my kitchen....my son said "Fruit??" proceeded to open it and pry out the pears. I wanted to wrap him in duct tape because he didn't even try it first! they were really yummy. I ate his pears

He also said "What's this goopy cheese anyway?" I pretended he was an alien life form from another planet

Those sound lovely, and I won't tell him what's in them first either.

Wow, how lucky for me that I just happen to have all of these ingredients in my kitchen! I think this will be lunch today. Thanks for all the great recipies, I love having new ideas and simple, clear techniques about how to prepare food... let's face it, you're the expert, not me! Great job, can't wait to taste these!

Ja, can say that the recipe is quite mouth-watering. Quesadillas rock :) But of course, many folks here say the "Quesa-dill-uh." I do live in the land of Napoleon Dyamite, after all.

This is a great idea. And Piper is just the sweetest thing! I want to take this opportunity to say I love your blog. I recently made your dad's fish stew and absolutely loved it. Thanks again.

Quesadillas with apples that sounds delicious, my son loves quesadillas I have to try this one.

I love the apple + cheddar + chicken combo. I'm off to the store to get brown rice tortillas!

[How cute is Piper?] ;-)

It does sound like you're having a great time! The kids are lucky to have you cooking for them. What a great kid-friendly recipe. I'm sending it right now to my sister who has 8 kids! (Two have left home, but she still has her hands full.)

Love the idea of adding apples. Thanks!

Gosh, we love quesadillas. It's so cute to hear my 2 year old say that word, too! It's my favorite way to "sneak" ingredients into my kids bellies without them picking them out of recipes- for some reason they don't open up the quesadilla and investigate!

I have one improvement to the quesadilla that I learned on America's Test Kitchen. We brush each side with a little canola oil and sprinkle kosher salt on it. Then do the pan thing. It tastes like a tortilla chip! Yum!

Thanks for expanding my horizon with the apple inside.

I tried this recipe for lunch earlier this week and loved it. I conviced my husband to try it today, and he thought they were great, too!

Thanks for the easy recipe!

Just made these a few minutes ago. They were delicious! My husband refused to eat it with the apples in it, and had them on the side instead. But I personally thought they were great! The perfect amount of cruncy.

How funny...after making the grilled cheese with pear and bacon, I instantly started thinking of adding fruit to the ubiquitous (around our house) quesadilla. I'm happy to know that it works, and I can't wait to try it. Maybe this is one way I can continue to use up the apples we picked last weekend!!

Just curious.. why wouldn't you put the other toppings (ie. apple and salsa) in the pan while cooking? Why add them later?

My daughter Piper is going to get to test this YUMMY sounding recipe tonight! I think since her name is Piper too, she will love it.

Thanks for the great idea.

How clever! I never would have thought of salsa and apples as going together.

It was yummy. I'm 17 years old and my little brother is 14 my parents were out and we had nothing to eat and then we saw this recipe of yours and fell in love with it. Thank you so much!

Oh my gosh, I gotta stop coming to this blog, I cant keep getting hungry for this stuff. Its not even mealtime! Thanks for the recipe.

I just made this, and it was great! What a nice combination of different flavours. And it didn't take long to make!

Just made these for lunch, without the chicken, they were superb!

I stumbled across this recipe yesterday, and went out today and got the ingredients and served it for lunch...absolutely delicious. I did change it a litte, I sautéed the chicken with a few grape tomatoes and added a little salt and chili powder to them before melting in with the cheese.

"Mom, I need to make chicken quesadillas for 30 kids in my spanish class for tomorrow" !!!!That was how my son greeted me after school today. Yikes! Thank you so much for the very easy and quick recipe. Also, for the step by step pictures as well! You have just made my afternoon a little easier!! Thank you!

Hi Elise,

I tried this great recipe, it was delish :) I love your blog!

This is like the umpteenth recipe I've used from your site. Thanks again for yet another great meal! I first sprinkled salt and pepper on skinless chicken breasts, then cooked it in olive oil and minced garlic. After it was nice and brown, I shredded it before putting it into the quesadillas. I also found that monterey jack melts nicer than other types of cheese. Plus, for the apples - I am allergic to apple skin, so I peeled them ahead of time, sliced them thinly, and kept them soaked in OJ & water so it wouldn't brown. Perfecto!

Me and my Trent Pazsek made these the other night, and YUMMY. We ate the full turnout, and boy were we sick. Not only does it taste great but making it is a great bonding experience.

I give it Two Tummyfulls up!

I loved the quesadilla recipe! I like to have a crunch in every meal and the apple was a tasty healthy way to get it! they were easy to make too. Thank you for sharing with us!