Make it Mexican in just 20 minutes! Grab a skillet to make a restaurant favorite with chicken and cheese.
Enchilada Quesadillas
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 20 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 package (9 oz) frozen cooked southwestern-seasoned chicken breast strips, thawed, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped drained roasted red bell peppers (from 7-oz jar)
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 4 tortillas from 1 package (11 oz) Old El Paso™ Flour Tortillas for Burritos (8 Count)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup from 1 can (10 oz) Old El Paso™ Mild Red Enchilada Sauce
- 1 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend (4 oz)
- Thick & chunky salsa, if desired
Instructions
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Step1In medium bowl, mix chicken, roasted peppers and sour cream.
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Step2Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. To prepare each quesadilla, brush one side of tortilla with some of the oil. Place tortilla, oiled side down, in skillet. Brush 1 tablespoon enchilada sauce over entire tortilla. Top half of tortilla with 2 tablespoons cheese, 1/4 cup chicken mixture and 2 tablespoons more cheese. Fold other half of tortilla over filling, pressing down slightly.
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Step3Cook 2 to 3 minutes, turning once, until tortilla is golden brown and cheese is melted. Repeat to make remaining quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges. Serve with salsa.
Nutrition
420
Calories
25g
Total Fat
24g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 420
- Calories from Fat
- 230
- Total Fat
- 25g
- 39%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 51%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 26%
- Sodium
- 1110mg
- 46%
- Potassium
- 65mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 24g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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