Easy Weeknight Meal: Chicken Quesadillas on the Blackstone Griddle

flour tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortillas

💰Cheaper: corn tortillas

Whole wheat adds fiber; corn tortillas are often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: grilled tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Tofu is a healthier protein alternative, while canned chicken is more affordable.

jalapeño

🥗Healthier: bell pepper

💰Cheaper: banana pepper

Bell peppers are milder and lower in calories; banana peppers are often less expensive.

Preheat the Blackstone griddle.

Add olive oil to the griddle.

Prepare the guacamole by slicing 3 avocados, removing the seeds, dicing them, and placing them in a bowl.

Chop 2 Roma tomatoes and 1 onion, adding them to the bowl with the avocados.

Add minced garlic, lime juice, salt, pepper, chili powder, and cumin to the bowl and smash everything together to make guacamole.

Check on the chicken that has been cooking on the griddle.

Add pre-made Verde sauce on top of the chicken and turn off the griddle to prevent burning.

Prepare the sour cream sauce by mixing 1 cup sour cream, 1 tablespoon hot sauce, cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, and lime juice in a bowl.

Dice the cooked chicken into small pieces.

Place multi-grain tortillas on the griddle and add shredded cheddar cheese on one half of each tortilla.

Add the chopped chicken and jalapeños on top of the cheese.

Fold the tortillas in half and let them cook until golden brown.

Chop and plate the quesadillas with lettuce and the homemade sauces.

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