Healthy Chicken Quesadilla
You don’t need a full recipe to walk through how to make a quesadilla. Really it’s just putting shredded cheese on a tortilla, folding it in half, and pan frying it until the cheese melts. But if you want a little help on how you can take this delicious meal to the next level, well I got you. Let’s make an easy super satisfying meal that you will want to put on weekly rotation!
This recipe is an amazing way to use up leftovers. By putting together some cooked chicken, black beans, herbs, any vegetables you have, cheese, and a bit of hot sauce, you are in really good shape for a quick and delicious meal. For me, it’s all about packing as much flavour as possible into the tortilla. Don’t get too hung up on the exact ingredients I have below. This is the kind of meal that you can use whatever you have on hand.
Ingredients:
- 1 large flour tortilla
- ½ cup chopped cooked chicken (or any protein you have)
- 1 tbsp favourite hot sauce
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 2 cherry tomatoes, sliced
- ⅓ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup canned black beans (rinsed)
- 1 tsp canola oil for frying
Instructions:
- Lay the tortilla on a flat surface and smear the hot sauce on one half.
- Layer on the chopped chicken, tomatoes, herbs, beans, cheese, then fold the tortilla in half over the ingredients. Using your hand, press down on the quesadilla to get the stuffing nice and compact.
- Place a nonstick pan over medium-high heat and add the canola oil. Once the pan is hot, carefully lay the quesadilla onto the pan and let fry until perfectly golden, around 2-3 minutes. Flip and brown the second side.
- Remove from pan, slice, and enjoy!!!
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