A Macedonian summer dish without a tomato and a pepper is not a Macedonian dish. Add a crumble, or few, of sheep cheese (similar to feta), and it’s complete.
Take away those three ingredients and it’s someone else’s dish, not ours.
Like many of you out there, I modify most of our meals to suit my family’s taste. You will probably never ever see my husband eating a traditional Mexican quesadilla, but you serve him a Macedonianized (that’s not a word, is it?) quesadilla and he is game! Same goes for my father, my mother, even myself.
But that’s the beauty of food; you can change it up any way you wish and it will always be delicious, especially to those whom you serve it to.
Or not.
I’m sure someone will disapprove – we all have a black sheep in the family. 😉
MACEDONIAN QUESADILLAS
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 green bell peppers sliced into strips, divided
- 2 tomatoes chopped into 1-inch pieces, divided
- salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 4 8-inch Flour Tortillas
- 2 chicken breasts shredded, divided
- 1/2 cup crumbled sheep cheese or feta cheese divided
- hot sauce
Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
Add in the chopped tomato and pepper strips; cook for 5 to 6 minutes, or until softened, stirring occasionally.
Divide mixture between 4 flour tortillas.
Top with shredded grilled chicken and feta.
Serve with hot sauce.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints: 6
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I’m adding “Macedonianized” to my vocabulary. 🙂 Great recipe and beautiful photos, too! (Visiting from The Culinary Lens “Thinker” party.)
Thank you for sharing this at my link party. I just scrolled through the comments because I was sure I had commented on this before. I love one ethnicity varying another’s cuisine to make it it’s own. The great melting pot at it’s best
Food coming from home and close to the heart is always so much tastier to us! 🙂
Quick, easy and boy does that ever sound wonderful!
Perfect entry for Top 9, Congrats!
Great recipe. I absolutely have to try them.
Simple and delicious! We have quesadillas for lunch all the time thanks to our trusty panini press and this will be an absolute delight to add to the menu. Congrats on the Top 9, most well deserved!
Such a cool version. My husband would adore this.
It’s just perfect, Kate 🙂 Happy anniversary to you and your husband! Ooh, and happy belated birthday to Ana 🙂 I hope you all have a lovely and celebratory weekend!
I must be Macedonian at heart because I think your quesadilla is fantastic 🙂 You’re absolutely right, that’s the beauty of food – making it your own and feeling the love when your family devours it! Congrats on the Top 9, Kate and have a fabulous weekend!
Looks like a great recipe to me! Can’t wait to try it!
I like your adaptation. Sounds more interesting than your basic quesadilla.
Love this fusion of cultures, Kate. Lovely Top 9!
You can Macedonize any food for me. YUM! This looks amazing. Congrats on Top 9 on Foodbuzz today! : )
Congratulations on the Top9! This looks amazing, I’ve never made quesadilla’s mexican or otherwise but these look great 🙂
Congratulations on TOP 9 ! great looking quesadillas.
That looks awesome, Kate!! I’d like to have some too 🙂
I totally approve, and would love some please:-) Hugs, Terra
I really really really need to start making Quesadillas!
Quesadillas are so freakin good! I always get chicken ones when I am out at a restaurant but I really like how madeconianized them! 🙂
I love Mexican-style quesadillas, but these look delicious as well. I love the idea of banana peppers and feta in a quesadilla..
I make quesadillas with whatever I have on hand quite often. These look si good and as others have said just sing of summer
I almost love this version more than a Mexican Quesadilla! Sounds perfect for a summer weekday =)
That’s what I love about quesadillas, they are so customizable. I love your spin on them, sounds like a good combination.
I love your traditional Macedonian dishes! More please! 🙂 🙂
Those really look good! And lighter than the cheddar version: perfect for summer!
Looks wonderful! Yum!
I absolutely approve 🙂 I think it’s interesting to look just at food that’s passed down from generation to generation and see how it’s changed to fit the palates of each. I know it’s happened in my family!
These look fabulous! Love the flavors. They are perfect for a summer meal!
What a flavorful quesadilla! I love it! It will make for a great change up to the usuals we have around here. 🙂
A perfect meal for the summer! I always have these ingredients on hand and will be sure to make this for my family, thanks!
I’m a convert! This looks amazing.
My boyfriend wouldn’t eat a mexican quesadilla either, but I bet he would love this! Great flavors!
Macedonian or not – that has a serious yum factor!
Genius! I fully support a move to Macedonianize all food. Especially if there’s sheep cheese. Buzzed 🙂
I love the fusion Kate! 😀
:)) That was funny..:) I totally love this idea!!! Great recipe Kate, I could eat this for lunch and dinner any day of the week!:))
Those peppers are making my mouth water and I love tomatoes + feta! These sound like a perfect dinner to me, your photos are beautiful too!
My family would be all over these! I took my daughter to Costco and she walked up to me with a huge box of feta and big ole puppy dog eyes. Now I have so many dishes I am making with feta. This will be added to our menu! Thanks Kate 🙂
I love that you’ve interpreted quesadillas like this. I wonder if I could make Korean quesadillas? 😉
I think it would be hard to not impress everyone with this quesadilla- love the feta!!
Cute that your husband will only eat a Macedonian version of a quesadilla. But I bet it’s really good!
Oh Kate, I love this! Looks like such a fantastic recipe, full of flavor! Yum!
Yum I love quesodillas and peppers. This sounds delicious. Also I love that tabpe that you are photographing on! Is is a full table or is is just a piece? If it is a piece, where did you get a thing like that?
The tortillas looks so crunchy, just the way I like them!!
I want a quesadilla – Macedonia style!! I am definitely making this version soon.
I came to see your citrus-berry terrine, which is gorgeous with the strawberries, by the way, but I got totally distracted by this! I don’t know anything about Macedonian food, but these sound amazing!
Gorgeous!!!!! Feta just makes everything better, doesn’t it?
I love Mexican food and make quesadillas often. But I love the idea of switching it up, and using ingredients from a different part of the world – that is what makes food fun! Great pics!!!
Love this spin on a quesadilla. I think it’s even healthier too- isn’t sheep and goats milk cheese less fatty than normal cheese? If it is not, lets just pretend it is. =) YUMMY!!!
Great recipe Kate. Looks absolutely delicious.
Tomato, pepper & sheep cheese are perfect ingredients for a summer meal ;). This looks delicious!
Nice recipe kate!
Yeah… I agree with u, thats the beauty of food… u can switch up with ur taste!
I think I have to find the Tortillas first, but I want this for tom breakfast… nah, what should I do now? LOL
Can I switch up the tortillas with “thin pancake”? 😀
Btw, tq for sharing the recipe 😉
Hi sweetheart!!
Do you have pita bread or pita pockets? Those work well, too.
Wow, that sounds and looks great. Feta cheese would be great with that.
hehehe love the macedonian flavors you put in here 😀
I love adapting recipes to the family’s taste – and heritage. Your additions just sing of summer.
Looks fabulous! My next ‘dilla will definitely be Macedonianized
Kate… 🙂 I am sure your hubby loves your version of a mexican dish ! I love it though by the sound of it. I must learn how to make my own homemade flour tortillas first before I can make your macedonian quesadillas 🙂 Well done !
Love it! It’s so cool mixing different cultures’ flavor profiles and techniques. I wonder, though…perhaps you can switch one ingredient at a time, and before your husband knows it he’ll be eating a totally Mexican dish! 🙂