Crisp warm tortillas filled with chicken, bell peppers, and plenty of melting cheese are a terrific dinner, or an excellent way to use up just a bit of leftovers for a fantastic hot lunch.
Prep Time2 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Total Time7 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1
Calories: 594kcal
Ingredients
2flour tortillas
1teaspoonbutter
⅔cupshredded cheese: cheddar, monterey jack, or pepper jack
¼cupchopped or thinly sliced cooked chicken
2tablespoonsthinly sliced sauteed bell peppers
1tablespoonthinly sliced sauteed yellow onion
Instructions
Preheat a large non-stick skillet to medium-high heat. Lightly butter one side of each tortilla with about ½ a teaspoon of butter and place one tortilla butter side down in the hot pan.
Sprinkle about ⅓ cup of cheese over the tortilla and top with the cooked chicken, bell peppers, and onions. Top with the remaining tortilla, butter side up, and allow it to cook for 2-3 minutes.
When the cheese has begun to melt and the bottom tortilla is browning slightly, flip the quesadilla over to cook the other side. Continue to cook until all the cheese is melted and the tortilla is crisp around the edges.
Using a spatula, transfer the quesadilla to a cutting board and cut it into wedges while it is hot. Serve warm. Repeat as desired.
Notes
Quesadillas are a terrific way to use up leftover ingredients in the fridge. Roasted, grilled, sauteed, or rotisserie chicken will work well here. Roasted peppers and onions are excellent in quesadillas too. If you don't happen to have these on hand already, it will only take a few minutes to toss the peppers and onions in a hot skillet and saute them.