Chicken Quesadillas

Name: Chicken Quesadillas
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil; 2 bell peppers, thinly sliced; 1 onion, thinly sliced; Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced into strips; 1/2 tsp. chili powder; 1/2 tsp. ground cumin; 1/2 tsp. dried oregano; 4 medium flour tortillas; 1 c. shredded Monterey Jack; 2 c. shredded cheddar; 1 tbsp. vegetable oil; 1 spoonful of Corn starch, mix in and cover chicken strips before cooking; Sour cream, for serving

6 steps

Prep:40minCook:25min

Updated at: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:34:40 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories674.1 kcal (34%)

Total Fat41 g (59%)

Carbs30.2 g (12%)

Sugars4.9 g (5%)

Protein46.5 g (93%)

Sodium1095.6 mg (55%)

Fiber3.1 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 Tbspextra-virgin olive oil

freshly ground black pepper

2boneless skinless chicken breasts

sliced into strips

½ tspchili powder

½ tspground cumin

½ tspdried oregano

4flour tortillas

medium

1 cshredded monterey jack

2 cshredded cheddar

1 Tbspvegetable oil

1 spoonfulCorn starch

mix in and cover chicken strips before cooking

sour cream

for serving

Instructions

Step 1

In a large skillet over medium heat, add around half the skillet size radius with olive oil, heat.

Step 2

Add peppers and onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook until soft. Transfer to a plate.

Step 3

Heat remaining half skillet size radius vegetable oil over medium heat. Season chicken with spices, salt, and pepper and cook, break up big pieces with spoon and stirring occasionally, until golden and cooked through.

Step 4

Turn stove off, transfer to plate, take out panini press and set it to 400F, grill-panini, and turn it on high

Step 5

Take 1 flour tortilla and with tongs add top half of the tortilla with cooked chicken mixture, pepper-onion mixture, and a heavy sprinkling of both cheeses

Step 6

Fold the other half of the tortilla over and put on panini press and press until golden, 5-6 minutes . Repeat