Chicken Quesadillas

Chicken Quesadillas

from delish.com
40 min
4 servings

This chicken quesadilla recipe is so easy, you probably have all the ingredients on hand to whip up this delicious dish.

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp. vegetable oil, divided
  • 2 bell peppers, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced into strips
  • 1/2 tsp. chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
  • 4 medium flour tortillas
  • 2 c. shredded Monterey jack
  • 2 c. shredded cheddar
  • 1 ripe avocado, sliced
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced
  • Sour cream, for serving

Directions

  1. 1

    In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 tbsp. neutral oil. Add peppers and onion and season with salt. Cook until soft, 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. 

  2. 2

    Add 1 tbsp. neutral oil to pan and heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan and season with chili powder, cumin, dried oregano, and ½ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and cooked through, 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Wipe out skillet.

  3. 3

    Add 1 tbsp. neutral in skillet. Add 1 flour tortilla to skillet and top half of the tortilla with a heavy sprinkling of both cheeses, ¼ of the cooked chicken mixture, ¼ of the pepper-onion mixture, a few slices of avocado, and a sprinkling of scallions. Fold the other half of the tortilla over and cook, flipping once, until golden, 3 minutes per side. 

  4. 4

    Repeat with remaining oil, tortillas, chicken, pepper-onion mixture, avocado, and scallions to make 4 quesadillas. 

  5. 5

    Slice into wedges and serve with sour cream.