Description
Delicious barbecue chicken quesadillas filled with melted cheese and fresh ingredients, perfect for cozy evenings and gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 flour tortillas
- 1 pound barbecue chicken, cooked and chopped
- 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
- 2 cups cheddar or jack cheese, grated
- 1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup cilantro
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Swirl the pan with oil.
- Spread 1 tablespoon of barbecue sauce evenly onto one of the flour tortillas.
- Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese, 1/4 cup barbecue chicken, and 1 tablespoon each of red onion and chopped cilantro.
- Top with another flour tortilla and place it into the hot pan.
- Fry the quesadilla until brown and crisp on both sides and until the cheese is completely melted in the middle.
- Repeat with remaining tortillas, adding more oil to the pan as needed.
- Cut the hot quesadillas into triangles.
- Serve promptly with additional barbecue sauce for dipping, if desired.
Notes
For the best flavor, use fresh tortillas and feel free to customize with your favorite toppings and dips. Tips include toasting tortillas before assembly and evenly distributing the filling.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 750mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 60mg