Chicken Quesadillas

Name: Chicken Quesadillas
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons black pepper; 8 7-inchs (7-inch) flour tortillas; 2 larges garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 8 servings Garnish: lime wedges; 142 grams coarsely grated Monterey Jack cheese (with or without hot peppers; 2 cups); 1 large onion, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise; 3 1/2 cups shredded cooked rotisserie chicken (from a 2 1/2-lb bird); 1 sprig Accompaniments: sour cream; salsa; fresh cilantro; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

The recipe Chicken Quesadillas could satisfy your Mexican craving in about 40 minutes. For $4.08 per serving, you get A mixture of accompaniments: cream; salsa; cilantro sprigs, flour tortillas, rotisserie chicken, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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Whole Chicken

Pepper

Salt

Cook onion with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in oil in a 10- to 12-inch skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 6 minutes.

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Pepper

Onion

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute, then transfer to a large bowl.

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Garlic

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Bowl

Add chicken to onion mixture along with cheese.

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Whole Chicken

Cheese

Onion

Put 1 tortilla on a cutting board and spread 1/2 cup chicken mixture over half of tortilla, then fold other half over to form a half-moon, pressing firmly on seam. Assemble 7 more quesadillas in same manner.

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Tortilla

Whole Chicken

Spread

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Cutting Board

Heat lightly oiled grill pan over high heat until it begins to smoke, then reduce heat to moderate and grill quesadillas, 2 at a time, turning over once, until cheese is melted and golden brown grill marks appear, about 4 minutes total per batch.

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Cheese

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Grill Pan

Grill

Transfer with a spatula to cutting board and cut in half.

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Cutting Board

Spatula

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Servings:

1teaspoons

black pepper 87-inchs

(7-inch) flour tortillas 2larges

garlic cloves, thinly sliced 8servings

Garnish: lime wedges 142grams

coarsely grated Monterey Jack cheese (with or without hot peppers; 2 cups)1large

onion, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise 3

1/2 cups shredded cooked rotisserie chicken (from a 2 1/2-lb bird)1sprig

Accompaniments: sour cream; salsa; fresh cilantro 1teaspoons

salt 2Tbsps

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try Tudor Wines Balo Vineyard Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 68 dollars per bottle.