Simple Chicken Quesadillas
Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 3-5 minutes
I love most quesadillas. Please give me plenty of cheese and a delicious sauce and you can’t go wrong no matter what else you put into it. And the best part, you don’t need a fancy press or anything, just a skillet for crunchy outsides and great insides. As with many things, you can adjust toppings as you please.
Ingredients
1 chicken breast
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Thyme to taste
Paprika to taste
Chili powder to taste
1/4 onion chopped
1/4 red pepper chopped
2 cups shredded Mexican cheese mix (or whatever cheeses you want)
2 tbls mayo
1 tsp ketchup
squirt of lemon juice
Hot sauce as you want
2 6-in flour tortillas
Prep
Rub the chicken with the salt, pepper, paprika as you’d like
In a pot boil enough water that would cover the chicken
Add the chicken to the water and more of the spices to the water to boil together
When the chicken is done (temp 180 F is best, or at least no longer pink or clear inside) remove from the water and add to a small bowl
Shred the chicken
Add the chili powder and toss
Chop the onions and pepper if you need to
In a small bowl add the mayo, ketchup, lemon juice and hot sauce and mix to create Salsa Golf sauce
Heat a skillet to medium heat
If not non-stick spray with pam
Add a tortilla to the skillet
Add a quarter of the cheese and half of the veggies on top
Let this melt
Add half the chicken, the sauce and another quarter cup of cheese
Fold the tortilla in half and let this warm and melt the cheese on top
Add to plate and repeat with the other half of the ingredients
Afterthoughts
This made for a great tasting quesadilla. The outside was delightfully crunchy and had a nice crisp sound as I chopped through to make slices to eat. The insides were warm and melty goodness. I went crazy with my cheese. These are pretty thick, you likely could get almost 3 with a single chicken breast. If you need to keep these warm you can set your oven to 200 F and add a tray to leave them on. This was fast and so delicious. I will highly recommend these for a fun family dinner or any single person wanting more with their meals.
