Chicken Quesadillas with salsa. This chicken quesadilla recipe has an impressive look and taste with little preparation. The leftover chicken gets Mexican flair from cumin in this fun main dish. The zesty chicken and cooked peppers are a succulent delight when mixed with the melted cheeses.
Because the filling in these quesadillas is so rich and creamy, I highly suggest serving this with salsa, instead of sour cream and guacamole, like you'd normally see in a restaurant. The acid in salsa is absolutely perfect for balancing and. For these quesadillas that I made out of Sunday's grilled chicken thighs, shredded and stuffed into a corn tortilla with a little cheese and quickly toasted, I stirred together a lime-zest-imbued cucumber and avocado salsa that added a welcome citrus edge. You can cook Chicken Quesadillas with salsa using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Chicken Quesadillas with salsa
- Prepare 250 gr of chicken breasts.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of ground red onion and garlic.
- It's 1 tsp of ground paprika.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of chilli.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of oregano.
- It's 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
- Prepare of Salt.
- Prepare 1/2 of red paprika (slice it).
- Prepare 1/2 of Onion (slice it).
- Prepare 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
- It's 1 cup of cheddar cheese.
- Prepare 4 of large tortillas.
Cut into wedges and top with some of the salsa. Sweet spicy peach salsa is a perfect accompaniment to crisp chicken and roasted pepper quesadillas. Fold tortillas over filling; gently press down. How to make Chicken Salsa Quesadillas - prep & cook time, serving size, nutritional info, ingredients.
Chicken Quesadillas with salsa instructions
- Cut the chicken breasts in to dice size.
- Season chicken breasts with red onion, garlic, paprika, chilli, oregano, black pepper and salt.
- Heat vegetable oil in a non stick skillet.
- Add the chicken, and cook it until cooked through.
- Add Onion and Paprika.
- Remove the chicken and place it into a plate.
- Preheat a large non stick skillet over medium high heat.
- If it's already hot enough, place the tortilla in the non stick skillet for 2 minutes, and then flipp it.
- Sprinkle cheddar cheese on one half of the tortilla, followed by chicken, paprika, and onion, and the last add some mozzarella cheese.
- Fold it in half.
- Let it cooked for 3 minutes more each side.
- You can check the video how to cook this recipe on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/rTH7JFC_ZEs.
These chicken quesadillas are a meal in one! Loaded with chicken and veggies and very filling (I couldn't finish mine). These Healthy Chicken Quesadillas are loaded with zucchini, corn, chicken, and Monterey Jack cheese. In addition to cheese, these quesadillas are filled with corn, zucchini, and shredded chicken. Cut them into wedges and whirl up a batch of easy-to-make avocado salsa for dunking.