Up to 1 Day Ahead

• Prepare Applebee's Mexi-Ranch Dressing and Pico de Gallo (if making homemade). Store each in tightly sealed containers, in the refrigerator, until ready to use.
• Prepare Applebee's Southwest Seasoning Mix according to recipe below. Store in a tightly sealed container in the cupboard.

When Ready to Cook

• In a medium large bowl, place ground meat and 1/2 heaping tablespoon Applebee's Southwest Seasoning Mix (Note - Use 1 heaping tablespoon of seasoning mix per pound of hamburger meat.) With your hands, mix seasoning into hamburger meat until well combined. Do not overwork the meat.
• Form the meat into 2 equal-sized patties.
• Fry or grill the burgers to desired doneness. Set aside and keep warm.
• Heat a large frying pan over medium heat.
• Spread 1/2 of the butter on one side of each tortilla.
• Place one tortilla, butter side down in the hot pan.
• Sprinkle 1/2 of each cheese evenly onto the center of the tortilla in the pan.
• Sprinkle 1/2 of each of the tomato, onion, lettuce and jalapeño over the cheese.
• Add 1 or 2 slices of bacon.
• Top with prepared seasoned burger.
• Cover with the other tortilla butter side up.
• When the bottom side is browned, about 45 - 90 seconds, flip the quesadilla and grill the other side.
• Remove the quesadilla from the pan. Set aside and keep warm while you repeat the cooking process for the second burger.
• When both are done, remove the top tortillas and sprinkle with pico de gallo and drizzle with Applebee's Mexi-Ranch Dressing, if desired. Replace the tops. Alternately, serve burgers with bowls of pico de gallo and Applebee's Mexi-Ranch Dressing on the side.
• Use a pizza cutter to cut through the middle like a pizza.

• Combine all ingredients. Mix well.
• Store in a tightly sealed container in the cupboard.