How To Make Fajita Chicken Quesadilla
In this chicken quesadilla recipe, crunchy peppers and heavily spiced chicken strips fill the cheesy quesadilla making an instant snack you’ll surely enjoy.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3chicken breast
- 2tbsptaco seasoning
- 2tbspvegetable oil
- 1onion,sliced
- 4clovesgarlic,sliced
- 3bell peppers,sliced
- 1lime,juiced
- 8tortillas
- 2tbspbutter
- 2cupscheese,shredded, mexican blend
Instructions
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Slice the chicken breasts into strips, about an inch apart, and coat with taco seasoning.
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In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.
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Cook chicken until no longer pink and slightly charred.
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Remove cooked chicken from the skillet.
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Heat another tablespoon of oil.
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Add onion and garlic and cook for a couple minutes until it’s slightly translucent.
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Add the peppers, and cook slightly, then mix in the cooked chicken. Remove from heat and set aside.
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In a clean pan, melt a bit of butter. Add a tortilla and move it around until it’s buttery.
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Add cheese, then fajita mixture, then more cheese, then top with another tortilla and pat it down.
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Flip the quesadilla over and cook the other side until it’s golden.
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Remove from pan and cut into quarters. Repeat these steps with the remaining tortillas.
Nutrition
- Calories: 1546.55kcal
- Fat: 97.73g
- Saturated Fat: 41.24g
- Trans Fat: 2.40g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 34.84g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 11.36g
- Carbohydrates: 71.69g
- Fiber: 13.06g
- Sugar: 12.92g
- Protein: 95.20g
- Cholesterol: 332.21mg
- Sodium: 1686.46mg
- Calcium: 1049.66mg
- Potassium: 1468.10mg
- Iron: 5.14mg
- Vitamin A: 787.84µg
- Vitamin C: 244.19mg
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