Chicken quesadilla recipe | Easy quesadilla recipe | Homemade quesadilla recipe | Mexican dish

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Lower calorie option and more budget-friendly.

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken breast

💰Cheaper: cooked chicken thighs

More nutritious and cheaper alternative.

Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a pan.

Add cooked chicken, bell pepper, onion, and garlic to the pan.

Cook them together, mixing well, for 2 minutes on high heat.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, and Mexican spices, mixing well.

Cook for another 2 minutes on high heat.

Add 2 tablespoons of tomato puree and squeeze in the juice of half a lime, mixing well.

Prepare the tortilla by placing it in the pan.

Add the chicken mixture onto the tortilla, being careful not to overfill it.

Fold the tortilla over the filling and press it down to flatten.

Cook on one side until golden brown, then flip and cook the other side until golden brown and crispy.

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