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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook easy chicken quesadillas using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Chicken Quesadillas:
- Get filling
- Get 8-12 flour or corn tortillas based on size, 1 Tblspn canola oil
- Make ready 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Get 1/2 red onion diced
- Take 1 jalepeno, seeded, diced
- Take 1 lg clove garlic minced
- Get 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- Take 1 (10 oz) can diced tomato with green chilis, juices reserved
- Get 2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- Take juice of 1 large lime
- Get 1 cup large grated sharp cheddar
- Get 1 cup crumbled queso fresco
- Make ready to taste salt
- Get cilantro cream salsa
- Make ready 1 cup sour cream
- Prepare juice and zest of 1 lime
- Get large handful cilantro leaves, chopped
- Make ready 1 teaspoon red chili flake
- Make ready to taste salt
Easy cheesy chicken quesadillas are super easy and very satisfying. Use leftover grilled steak or pork in place of the chicken. Use salmon or tuna or some grilled fish fillets instead. These are loaded with two kinds of gooey melted cheese and a flavorful, fajita style chicken and sautéed pepper filling.
Steps to make Easy Chicken Quesadillas:
- Saute onion garlic and jalepeno in olive oil for a few minutes, add taco seasoning and stir to toast for 2-5 minutes until onions are semi translucent
- Add drained diced tomato, stir. Add shredded chicken, stir until heated through. Add tomato juices as needed for moisture
- Turn off heat on chicken mixture, cool completely. Stir in cheese. Salt to taste. Set aside.
- Blend all salsa ingredients and chill until ready to serve
- On a medium high heat add enough canola oil to just coat a skillet or griddle
- Place tortilla on skillet, top with chicken mixture leaving a 1/2 inch of room around edges for melting room, top with tortilla
- Allow first side to crisp up and get golden, flip, repeat with remaining chicken mixture and tortillas
- Allow each to cool a few minutes and slice in quarters with a pizza cutter. Enjoy with cilantro cream salsa, fresh lime wedges, and fresh chopped cilantro as a garnish
- Side note. When using acids like lime juice always salt at the end to your preference to avoid over saltiness. Also all spicy heat (peppers and chiles) and seasoning elements can be adjusted to your preference in taste
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