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Quick Chicken Quesadillas

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Dec 19, 2023
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If you've been on the hunt for an easy chicken and cheese quesadilla recipe, congratulations—you've found it! With a few simple shortcut ingredients, you can have warm, cheesy and easy chicken quesadillas on the table in less than half an hour. Talk about a fuss-free dinner!

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  • Using timing-saving products doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice flavor. Reach for pre-cooked chicken breast strips, salsa and Old El Paso™ flour tortillas, and you’re on your way to a satisfying chicken quesadilla that serves four hungry eaters. This take on the Mexican classic stays true to its origins, while adding some Southwestern zest, making it an easy and flavorful dinner. The quesadilla comes in many varieties, but its foundation remains the same: a soft flour tortilla folded or sandwhiched with layers of melting cheese. And it’s easy to experiment by adding ingredients like rinsed and drained canned black beans or shredded leftover cooked meat and topped with diced tomatoes, guacamole or freshly chopped cilantro. Now that you’ve tried this easy chicken quesadilla recipe, you can sample other favorites, intriguing variations and fresh new takes in this collection of Betty’s Best Quesadilla Recipes.

Quick Chicken Quesadillas

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 6
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Ingredients

  • 6 oz refrigerated cooked Southwest-flavor chicken breast strips (from 9- or 12-oz package)
  • 1/2 cup thick & chunky salsa
  • 1 package (11 oz) Old El Paso™ Flour Tortillas for Burritos (8 Count)
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 cups finely shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend (8 oz)
  • 1/4 cup sour cream

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. In small bowl, mix chicken and salsa.
  • Step 
    2
    Spray 1 side of 1 tortilla with cooking spray; place sprayed side down on work surface. Layer with one-fourth of the chicken mixture and 1/2 cup of the cheese. Top with another tortilla; spray top of tortilla with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    3
    Cook in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat 4 to 6 minutes, carefully turning after 2 minutes, until golden brown. Repeat with remaining tortillas, chicken mixture and cheese. To serve, cut quesadillas into wedges. Serve with sour cream and, if desired, additional salsa.

Nutrition

580 Calories
32g Total Fat
29g Protein
45g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Quesadilla
Calories
580
Calories from Fat
280
Total Fat
32g
49%
Saturated Fat
16g
78%
Trans Fat
2 1/2g
Cholesterol
85mg
28%
Sodium
1360mg
57%
Potassium
70mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
45g
15%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
3g
Protein
29g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
60%
60%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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