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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Easy Chicken Quesadillas

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 12
  • 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
  • 6 8-inch flour tortillas
  • 1 cup shredded cooked chicken meat
  • 1 small tomato, seeded and chopped
  • 2 green onions, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • butter or margarine
  • guacamole (for garnish) (optional)
  • sour cream (for garnish) (optional)
  • salsa (for garnish) (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 heat a skillet over low heat.
  • 2 spread a small amount of butter evenly over one side of tortilla and place tortilla buttered side down in the skillet.
  • 3 for each tortilla, sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese over 1/2 of the tortilla and top with chopped chilies, chicken, tomato, green onions, and cilantro.
  • 4 fold the other side over the top and press down gently.
  • 5 cook quesadilla over low heat 3-4 minutes or until lightly browned, turning once.
  • 6 remove quesadilla from skillet and keep warm on a plate in a low oven (300f).
  • 7 repeat with remaining tortillas.
  • 8 when finished, serve quesadillas cut in three sections (using a pizza cutter works great) and garnished with guacamole, sour cream and salsa, if desired.

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