Simple Chicken Quesadillas: Easy Recipes for Flavorful Family Meals
A quick and delicious recipe for making simple chicken quesadillas that the whole family will enjoy.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Pan-frying
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Diet: Gluten-free option available
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar or mozzarella)
- 4 large flour tortillas
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup salsa
- optional sour cream for serving
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix shredded chicken with taco seasoning.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Place a tortilla in the skillet, adding half of the cheese and chicken mixture on one half.
- Fold the tortilla over the filling and cook until golden brown on both sides.
- Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
- Serve with salsa and optional sour cream.
Notes
- For extra flavor, add bell peppers and onions to the filling.
- You can use store-bought rotisserie chicken to save time.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
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