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Chicken Quesadillas

Chicken Quesadillas

Delicious Chicken Quesadillas filled with chicken, cheese, and veggies, perfect for a quick meal.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 quesadillas
Calories 500 kcal

Equipment

  • Skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 6 Tbsp. vegetable oil divided
  • 2 bell peppers thinly sliced
  • ½ onion thinly sliced
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced into strips
  • ½ tsp. chili powder
  • ½ tsp. ground cumin
  • ½ tsp. dried oregano
  • 4 medium flour tortillas [homemade recipe](https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a27133027/homemade-flour-tortillas-recipe/)
  • 2 cups shredded Monterey jack
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar
  • 1 ripe avocado sliced
  • 2 scallions thinly sliced
  • Sour cream for serving

Instructions
 

  • In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 tbsp. vegetable oil. Add peppers and onion and season with salt. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
  • Add 1 tbsp. vegetable oil to the pan and heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken and season with chili powder, cumin, oregano, and ½ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and cooked through, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate and wipe out skillet.
  • Add 1 tbsp. vegetable oil to the skillet. Add 1 flour tortilla to skillet and top half with a heavy sprinkling of both cheeses, ¼ of the chicken mixture, ¼ of the pepper-onion mixture, a few slices of avocado, and a sprinkling of scallions. Fold the tortilla over and cook, flipping once, until golden, about 3 minutes per side.
  • Repeat with remaining oil, tortillas, chicken, pepper-onion mixture, avocado, and scallions to make 4 quesadillas.
  • Slice into wedges and serve with sour cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 1quesadillaCalories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 30gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 500mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 400mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chicken, Chicken Quesadillas, easy recipes, Mexican food, quesadillas
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