Chicken Quesadilla Recipe: How To Make Chicken Quesadillas

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.

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat.

Add 4 tablespoons of olive oil to the skillet.

Add cooked chicken to the skillet.

Mix the chicken and olive oil together.

Cook the chicken until it's cooked through, about 10 minutes.

Add chicken stock to the skillet as needed.

Add 1/2 diced red onion and 2 sliced bell peppers to the skillet.

Cook the mixture for about 8 to 10 minutes until the vegetables are tender.

Lay a flour tortilla in the skillet.

Add cheese on top of the tortilla.

Place another tortilla on top of the cheese.

Cook for a couple of minutes per side until the cheese melts and the tortillas are golden brown.

Remove from the skillet and place on a cutting board.

Cut the quesadilla into wedges.

Serve with salsa on the side.

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