Chicken Quesadillas Recipe

Chicken Quesadillas Recipe Rating 5

I've always loved going out for quesadillas. Then one day I came up with a recipe for making them in my oven. They cook in about 10 minutes.

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Chicken Quesadillas Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
  • Yield: 2 Servings
5 10 15

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shredded cooked chicken
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 to 3 flour tortillas (8 to 10 inches)
  • Ranch salad dressing or salsa

Directions

  • In a bowl, combine chicken, onion, mozzarella and cheddar; set aside. Spray one side of each tortilla with cooking spray. Place tortilla greased side down on hot griddle. Place chicken on half of each tortilla. Fold over and cook over low for 1-2 minutes on each side of until tortilla is golden brown. Cut into wedges. Serve with dressing. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 473 calories, 22 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 114 mg cholesterol, 585 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 37 g protein.

Originally published as Chicken Quesadillas in Cooking for One or Two Cookbook , p174

Tip

Keep Guacamole Fresh

I like to make guacamole ahead of time for my favorite chicken quesadillas. I’ve found that if the avocado pit is added to the guacamole and the dish is covered, the guacamole retains its pretty, green color. —Pam Ubl, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Medium-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied white wine such as Riesling or Gewürtztraminer

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Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2011 by lillybow

I don't know about the oven or the griddle, I just made it in a frying pan. :) I added halved cherry tomatoes for a change. It turned out well, this is a quick and tasty recipe.


Reviewed on Jul. 28, 2009 by Karen Y

At the top of this recipe it mentions fixing these in the oven, yet the recipe itself says to use a griddle...

 
 
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