Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, easy chicken quesadillas. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Easy Chicken Quesadillas is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Easy Chicken Quesadillas is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin 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 can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Chicken Quesadillas:
- Prepare filling
- Take 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
- Prepare 1 jalepeno, seeded, diced
- Take 1 lg clove garlic minced
- Make ready 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- Get 1 (10 oz) can diced tomato with green chilis, juices reserved
- Get 2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- Get juice of 1 large lime
- Take 1 cup large grated sharp cheddar
- Prepare 1 cup crumbled queso fresco
- Take to taste salt
- Make ready cilantro cream salsa
- Take 1 cup sour cream
- Get juice and zest of 1 lime
- Take large handful cilantro leaves, chopped
- Make ready 1 teaspoon red chili flake
- Make ready to taste salt
Instructions 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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