These chicken quesadillas are an easy week night favorite in my house. They take no time at all to make and we always have leftovers for the lunch the next day. The tortillas are perfectly crispy and the filling is cheesy and delicious. They reheat well in the toaster oven, too!
Before I share the recipe, I want to give you some ideas for additional ingredients. My kiddos like them with just seasoning, chicken and cheese in the tortilla, but I like to add a few things to make them extra delicious. I add sauteed mushrooms, sweet peppers and onions on my quesadillas, or I eat them on the side. I always dip my quesadillas in sour cream. Sometimes I serve the quesadillas with salsa, as well.
Don’t be afraid to mix it up and try to new additions! The basic recipe is a blank slate for you to work with to create an amazing quesadilla.
Here’s the recipe
- The meat of one whole chicken, shredded (I cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker all day. It makes about 6 cups of shredded meat depending on the size of the chicken.)
- 14-16 sprouted burrito-sized tortillas (you may need more tortillas if you add additional ingredients like mushrooms, etc.)
- 2 cups shredded cheese
- 3 tsp cumin powder
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- Heat a cast iron griddle over medium heat. (You can use a pan if you don't have a griddle)
- Combine the chicken, salt and seasonings in a bowl.
- Put a thin layer of cheese on a tortilla, followed by a thin layer of chicken.
- Top the chicken layer with another thin layer of cheese.
- Put another tortilla on top of the cheese and chicken layers.
- Cook on the griddle until the bottom is browned.
- Flip the quesadilla and cook the other side until it is browned.
- Cut into halves or quarters and serve.
- If you make the tortillas yourself or buy larger tortillas, you can fold them in half to cook instead of using two tortillas. It's much easier to cook and flip this way.
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