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Easy Chicken Quesadillas

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

Easy Chicken Quesadillas

Total

20 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

10 min

Serves

2

Servings

Recipe serves 2

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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. 1

    Shred the cooked chicken and toss it with taco seasoning and salsa in a small bowl (2 minutes).

  2. 2

    Heat a large skillet over medium heat and melt half the butter (1 minute).

  3. 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. 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. 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

Protein32 g
Carbohydrate42 g
Fat24 g
Fiber3 g
Sugar3 g
Sodium890 mg

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