Chicken Quesadilla

Name: Chicken Quesadilla
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: For the filling:; 400 g cooked chicken breast, shredded or diced; 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp paprika, ½ tsp garlic powder and salt; 1 bell pepper and ½ onion, thinly sliced; To assemble:; 6 flour tortillas (20 cm); 250 g grated mozzarella, Monterey Jack or cheddar; 1 tbsp butter or oil, and salsa and sour cream to serve

Recipe No.: W-23

InternationalMexican25 minServes 3

The quesadilla is a Mexican dish of a tortilla folded in half or two tortillas filled with cheese, and sometimes meat, spices and other fillings, then cooked on a griddle or pan. The name is the Spanish diminutive of 'quesada', and quesadillas are sold in Mexican restaurants all over the world.

Origin of the dish: Mexico

Ingredients for Chicken Quesadilla

For the filling
400 gcooked chicken breast, shredded or diced
1 tspcumin, 1 tsp paprika, ½ tsp garlic powder and salt
1bell pepper and ½ onion, thinly sliced
To assemble
6flour tortillas (20 cm)
250 ggrated mozzarella, Monterey Jack or cheddar
1 tbspbutter or oil, and salsa and sour cream to serve

Method

Cook the pepper and onion in a little oil for 4 minutes until soft, add the chicken and spices and warm for 2 minutes.
Place a tortilla in a pan over medium heat, sprinkle with a quarter of the cheese, a third of the filling and more cheese and cover with a second tortilla.
Cook 2 to 3 minutes per side until golden and the cheese melts.
Cut into 6 wedges and serve with salsa and sour cream.

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