Southwest Chicken Quesadillas
Course: Kid-Friendly, Mains, RecipesSouthwest Chicken Quesadillas are a quick and kid-friendly main dish, featuring ready-cooked chicken, sautéed onions, Monterey Jack cheese, and Santa Fe Salsa. Folded into flour tortillas and cooked until crispy, they’re garnished with fresh cilantro and served with low-fat sour cream and extra salsa for a deliciously easy meal.
Ingredients
1 10 oz. package Perdue ready cooked chicken
½ c. onion, sliced
½ tsp. seasoned salt and pepper to taste
4 10-inch flour tortillas
8 oz. lite Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
4 Tbsp. Santa Fe Salsa
Chopped cilantro, to taste
Low-fat sour cream
Nonstick cooking spray
Course ground pepper, to taste
Directions
- Spray cooking spray in a medium pan over medium heat. Add chicken and onion until lightly sauteed or onions are translucent, adding seasoned salt and pepper to taste. Set aside, then spray another nonstick pan with cooking spray, and place over medium-high heat.
- Place a tortilla in the pan and sprinkle with 1/4 of the cheese and top with 1/4 of the chicken mixture and 1 tablespoon of the salsa. Fold the tortilla in half and press with spatula. Cook for about 2 minutes, turn and cook the second side about 1 minute.
- Repeat with remaining tortillas. Cut into triangles and serve hot. Garnish with cilantro and serve with extra salsa and sour cream.
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