Chicken Quesadilla Recipe 😍 By Chef Hafsa

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.

Cut the capsicum (bell pepper) into julienne strips by removing the white part and slicing it into bite-sized pieces.

Peel and slice the onion thickly, avoiding finely chopping it.

Cut 250gm of boneless chicken into bite-sized julienne pieces.

Season the chicken with 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of garlic powder, 1/2 tsp of kashmiri red chilli, the juice of half a lemon, 1 tbsp of chilli sauce, and 1 tsp of mustard paste. Sprinkle with oregano or thyme and mix well.

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and add the seasoned chicken. Cook while mixing for about 5 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked.

Remove the cooked chicken from the pan and set aside.

In the same pan, add a little more oil and then add the sliced onion and capsicum. Season with black pepper powder, salt, and oregano. Stir-fry until slightly cooked but still crunchy.

Combine the cooked chicken with the onion and capsicum mixture and mix well.

Take a tortilla and spread butter on one side. Flip it over and spread mayonnaise and chilli garlic sauce on the other side.

Add the chicken filling on top of the tortilla and sprinkle with mixed mozzarella and cheddar cheese.

Spread mayonnaise on another tortilla and place it on top of the filling, then spread butter on the top side.

Heat a grill pan with a little oil and place the quesadilla in the pan. Cook until crispy and grill marks appear, then flip and cook the other side until crispy.

Remove the quesadilla from the pan and slice it with a pizza cutter. Serve hot.

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