Description
Golden, crispy tortillas stuffed with seasoned chicken, melted cheese, and flavorful additions – ready in under 20 minutes! Perfect for easy lunches or weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken (rotisserie works great)
- 1½ cups shredded cheese (cheddar, Monterey Jack, or a blend)
- 4 large flour tortillas
- ½ cup salsa or pico de gallo
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp oil or butter (for pan frying)
- Optional toppings: sour cream, avocado, jalapeños
Instructions
- Season chicken: Toss shredded chicken with taco seasoning, garlic powder, cumin, and salt.
- Assemble: On half of each tortilla, layer cheese, chicken, peppers, onion, cilantro, and jalapeño. Top with more cheese.
- Fold: Fold tortillas in half to enclose filling.
- Cook: Melt 1/2 tbsp butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook each quesadilla 2-3 minutes per side until golden and cheese melts.
- Slice and serve with dips of choice.
Notes
- Extra crisp: Press with spatula while cooking.
- Shortcut: Use canned chicken or leftover turkey.
- Vegetarian: Substitute black beans for chicken.
- For perfect browning, wipe skillet between quesadillas.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-Frying
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg