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Servings

4 to 6

Ready In:

30 Minutes

Prep Time:

15 Minutes

Good For:

Lunch, Dinner or any Fiesta!

Chicken Quesadillas

Ingredients

8 Flour Tortillas, 6″ size

1 cup Refried Beans

¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 cups Bell Peppers, colorful medley, julienne

2 cups White Onion, julienne

2 cups Rotisserie Chicken Meat, cut into ½ strips or smaller

1 cup Monterey Jack / Cheddar Cheese, shredded

To Taste Salt & Pepper,

As Needed Vegetable Spray2

Step 1

Sauté julienne peppers and onions in olive oil until tender. Remove from pan and cool.

Step 2

To assemble a quesadilla, lay a 6″ diameter flour tortilla on a clean work surface then spread 2 tablespoons of the refried beans over the bottom half only.

Step 3

On top of the refried beans, layer sauteed onions and peppers, then cooked chicken, then the shredded cheese. Season contents with salt and pepper and fold the non-garnished half over the half with the layered ingredients and press down firmly.

Step 4

Repeat the same procedure for all quesadillas.

Step 5

Lightly spray a baking sheet with non-stick vegetable spray and place each quesadilla on the pan, separated from one another by a minimum of one inch. (Quesadillas should be placed on the pan cheese side up.)

Step 6

Spray the top of each quesadilla with vegetable spray and place in a pre-heated 375-degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until top of flour tortilla is light brown on the edges and the cheese is melted.

Step 7

Alternately, these quesadillas can be pan-fried in a non-stick skillet until golden brown on both sides.

Step 1

Sauté julienne peppers and onions in olive oil until tender. Remove from pan and cool.

Step 2

To assemble a quesadilla, lay a 6″ diameter flour tortilla on a clean work surface then spread 2 tablespoons of the refried beans over the bottom half only.

Step 3

Step 4

Repeat the same procedure for all quesadillas.

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Alternately, these quesadillas can be pan-fried in a non-stick skillet until golden brown on both sides.

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A Little Story About This Dish…

One of the staples of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, Quesadillas are a “flattened” expression of a soft tortilla taco which is then baked or griddled.

This recipe is the standard interpretation of the chicken version and uses the pulled meat from a Cattleman’s rotisserie chicken.

Besides the refried beans, onions, peppers and cheese garnishments, feel free to add black beans, sweet corn, diced tomato and cilantro if you choose.

Additional toppings include: tomato salsa, guacamole, sour cream or a splash of enchilada sauce.

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