Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, easy chicken quesadillas. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Easy Chicken Quesadillas is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Easy Chicken Quesadillas is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have easy chicken quesadillas using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Chicken Quesadillas:
Get filling
Take 8-12 flour or corn tortillas based on size, 1 Tblspn canola oil
Get 2 tablespoons olive oil
Get 1/2 red onion diced
Make ready 1 jalepeno, seeded, diced
Make ready 1 lg clove garlic minced
Get 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
Make ready 1 (10 oz) can diced tomato with green chilis, juices reserved
Get 2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken
Prepare juice of 1 large lime
Take 1 cup large grated sharp cheddar
Prepare 1 cup crumbled queso fresco
Take to taste salt
Prepare cilantro cream salsa
Make ready 1 cup sour cream
Make ready juice and zest of 1 lime
Prepare large handful cilantro leaves, chopped
Take 1 teaspoon red chili flake
Make ready to taste salt
Instructions to make Easy Chicken Quesadillas:
Saute onion garlic and jalepeno in olive oil for a few minutes, add taco seasoning and stir to toast for 2-5 minutes until onions are semi translucent
Add drained diced tomato, stir. Add shredded chicken, stir until heated through. Add tomato juices as needed for moisture
Turn off heat on chicken mixture, cool completely. Stir in cheese. Salt to taste. Set aside.
Blend all salsa ingredients and chill until ready to serve
On a medium high heat add enough canola oil to just coat a skillet or griddle
Place tortilla on skillet, top with chicken mixture leaving a 1/2 inch of room around edges for melting room, top with tortilla
Allow first side to crisp up and get golden, flip, repeat with remaining chicken mixture and tortillas
Allow each to cool a few minutes and slice in quarters with a pizza cutter. Enjoy with cilantro cream salsa, fresh lime wedges, and fresh chopped cilantro as a garnish
Side note. When using acids like lime juice always salt at the end to your preference to avoid over saltiness. Also all spicy heat (peppers and chiles) and seasoning elements can be adjusted to your preference in taste
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