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Quesadillas with chicken

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Ingredients for 6 servings:

  • 400 g chicken breast fillet(s)
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 2 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp paprika powder
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 2 bell peppers, red and green
  • 1 onion(s), red
  • 1 garlic clove(s)
  • 1 lime(s), juice
  • 200 g cheese, grated
  • 6 flour tortillas
  • 2 tbsp butter, melted

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

Dice the chicken, season with cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper, and mix to combine. Finely dice the bell peppers and onion, and finely grate the garlic clove. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a non-stick pan and stir-fry the chicken, then transfer to a bowl. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in the same pan and sauté the bell peppers, onion, and garlic clove. Remove the vegetables and add to the chicken. Add the lime juice and mix to combine. Brush one half of the tortillas with melted butter. Briefly wipe the meat pan and heat it up. Place a tortilla in the pan (buttered side down). Spread the meat and vegetable mixture over half and sprinkle with cheese. Fold the other tortilla half over the tortilla. Fry until crispy on both sides. Serve with guacamole.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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