Apple Cheese Tortilla

Main ingredients: 3 | Kid jobs: slice with supervision, layer, fold, and serve

This warm breakfast combines sweet apples and melted cheese inside a tortilla. It is quick enough for busy mornings and gives beginning cooks practice assembling simple meals.

Ingredients

• 1 flour tortilla
• 1/2 apple, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

1. Arrange the apple slices over one half of the tortilla.
2. Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the apples.
3. Fold the tortilla in half.
4. Microwave on a microwave-safe plate for about 20 to 30 seconds, or until the cheese melts.
5. If needed, continue heating in 10-second intervals.
6. Allow the tortilla to cool slightly before cutting into wedges.

Makes: 1 serving

Easy Variations

• Add a sprinkle of cinnamon.
• Use thin pear slices instead of apples.
• Spread a thin layer of peanut butter or sunflower seed butter before adding the apples.
• Serve with yogurt for a more filling breakfast.