Name: Chicken Quesadillas Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 large flour tortillas; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 small bell pepper; ⅓ cup onion; 1½ cups chicken; 2 tbsp taco seasoning; 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese

How To Make Chicken Quesadillas

These chicken quesadillas are a great quick meal option! It’s a savory Mexican dish loaded with chicken and stretchy cheese in a pan-fried tortilla.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4large flour tortillas
1tbspolive oil,plus extra as needed
1small bell pepper,red or green
⅓cuponion,diced
1½cupschicken,cooked, shredded or cubed
2tbsptaco seasoning,or fajita seasoning
2cupsmonterey jack cheese,or mexican blend, shredded

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat.
Cook the onions for 2 to 3 minutes or until softened. Add the bell peppers, then cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
Stir in the chicken, seasoning and ¼ cup water. Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
Lay out the tortillas, then sprinkle ½ cup of cheese on one half of each tortilla. Add ¼ of the chicken mixture.
Fold half of the tortilla over the filling, then brush the outside of each tortilla with olive oil.
Heat a non-stick pan over medium-low heat. Lightly brown each quesadilla for 3 to 4 minutes per side or until golden and the cheese is melted.
Cool for 2 to 3 minutes, then cut each tortilla into 3 pieces. Serve, and enjoy!