Easy Chicken Quesadillas
Golden tortillas filled with shredded chicken and melted cheese, pan-crisped and cut into wedges.

Total
20 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
2
Servings
Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup Cooked chicken, shredded
- 4 Flour tortillas (8-inch)
- 1 cup Shredded Mexican blend cheese
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Taco seasoning(optional)
- 1/4 cup Salsa(optional)
- 2 tbsp Sour cream(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Shred the cooked chicken and toss it with taco seasoning and salsa in a small bowl (2 minutes).
- 2
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and melt half the butter (1 minute).
- 3
Place two tortillas in the skillet, sprinkle each with a quarter of the cheese, divide the chicken mixture between them, then top with the remaining cheese and the other two tortillas (2 minutes).
- 4
Cook for 3-4 minutes per side, pressing gently with a spatula, until golden brown and the cheese is melted, adding remaining butter as needed.
- 5
Transfer to a cutting board, rest for 1 minute, then cut each quesadilla into wedges and serve with sour cream.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
520
26% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 32 g |
| Carbohydrate | 42 g |
| Fat | 24 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Sodium | 890 mg |
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