{"id":1773719,"date":"2022-05-19T16:08:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T16:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/potato-quesadillas\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T06:32:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T11:32:47","slug":"potato-quesadillas","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/potato-quesadillas\/","title":{"rendered":"Potato Quesadillas"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I made potato-rolled tacos all the time and wanted to switch it up, so I started making quesadillas out of my original recipe. I serve the creamy, crispy potato quesadillas with salsa and sour cream. 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