How To Make Chicken Quesadillas with Blue Cheese and Caramelized Onions
Sweet caramelized onions, pungent blue cheese, and gooey cheese is packed into these savory chicken quesadillas for a truly delectable meal!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 8chicken thighs,(about 4 lbs), skinless, on the bone
- 3tbspextra virgin olive oil
- 1tbsprosemary,chopped
- 2garlic cloves
- kosher salt
- 3tbspunsalted butter
- 2onions
- 2tbspthyme,chopped
- 1½tbspsherry vinegar
- pinchsugar
- freshly ground pepper
- 12flour tortillas
- 4ozblue cheese
Instructions
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In a bowl, toss the chicken thighs with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, the rosemary, garlic and a generous pinch of salt.
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Cover and let the chicken stand at room temperature for 30 minutes or refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
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In a large, deep skillet, melt the butter in the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the sliced onions, thyme, vinegar, sugar and a generous pinch of pepper.
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Cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes, until the onions are softened; adding a few tablespoons of water from time to time to keep the onions moist.
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Light a grill and preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
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Season the chicken with salt and pepper and grill over moderately high heat, turning, for about 15 minutes, until lightly charred and cooked through.
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Let the chicken cool, then pull the meat from the bones and tear into shreds.
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Arrange 6 tortillas on 2 large baking sheets. Spoon the onions onto the tortillas and top with the shredded chicken and blue cheese. Cover with the remaining tortillas, pressing to flatten slightly.
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Bake for about 6 minutes, until the quesadillas are golden and toasted.
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Transfer the quesadillas to plates and serve right away. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Ā Make Ahead: The unbaked quesadillas can be tightly wrapped in plastic and refrigerated overnight
Nutrition
- Calories:Ā 1080.57kcal
- Fat:Ā 68.23g
- Saturated Fat:Ā 21.00g
- Trans Fat:Ā 0.47g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Ā 29.49g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Ā 12.14g
- Carbohydrates:Ā 59.91g
- Fiber:Ā 3.56g
- Sugar:Ā 9.71g
- Protein:Ā 55.18g
- Cholesterol:Ā 281.63mg
- Sodium:Ā 1155.48mg
- Calcium:Ā 300.91mg
- Potassium:Ā 794.61mg
- Iron:Ā 5.49mg
- Vitamin A: 147.84µg
- Vitamin C:Ā 4.74mg
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