Chicken Quesadilla Recipe is a simple, quick dinner idea. Turn your leftover chicken into a meal that everyone will love. Seasoned cooked chicken and melty cheese is cooked between two crisp tortillas to make a delicious quesadilla.
Make dinner time a breeze and make these Easy Chicken Quesadilla Recipe. You will be surprised how quickly you can get dinner done with this simple recipe. You can easily, make this for a crowd or a weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Chicken Breast diced into 1 inch piece
- 1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 2 Tbsp Taco Seasoning
- 3 cups Mexican Shredded Cheese
- 4 Flour Tortillas burrito size
Instructions
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add in the chicken. Season it with the taco seasoning. Sauté the chicken for 3-4 minutes per side until it’s browned and the chicken is cooked through
- Remove the chicken from the skillet to a separate plate and set aside.
- Heat a griddle over medium high heat or you can heat a cast iron skillet.
- Place the tortillas on the griddle or skillet. Top each tortilla with a small amount of the Mexican shredded cheese, then layer the chicken on top and then add more shredded cheese. Carefully fold each tortilla in half making a half moon shape.
- Cook over medium heat until one side of the tortilla is golden brown (3-4 minutes). Flip and then cook until the other side is golden brown as well (3-4 minutes). Watch them closely as they brown quickly.
- Remove the quesadillas onto a cutting board. Slice them and they are ready to serve and enjoy!
Notes
I used vegetable oil in this recipe but any oil with a high smoke point will work great. Avocado oil, coconut oil or canola oil would work great in this recipe.
You can easily use your favorite type of cheeses in this quesadilla recipe. Use your favorite.
These are best served fresh but you can refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
You can use cooked chicken for this recipe if you prefer to save time on making these quesadilla recipes.