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Chicken Quesadillas

Chicken Quesadillas

Dara Bunjon
Course Main Dish
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tablespoon cooking oil: vegetable or canola

  • 3 cups sliced raw mushrooms
  • 1 large onion, halved and cut into thin half-moon slices
  • 2/3 cup jarred roasted red peppers, sliced into thin strips
  • 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
  • 3/4 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 8 8-inch soft flour tortillas
  • 3 cups pre-packaged shredded Mexican or taco cheese blend
  • 4 cups cubed cooked chicken

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a 12-inch pan over medium heat.
  • Add mushrooms, sliced onion, roasted red pepper, salt, oregano, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder and ground black pepper.
  • Cook until the onions are translucent and soft. Then remove pan from the heat.

Assembling The Quesadillas

  • Pre-heat the oven to the lowest temperature.
  • Heat a 12-inch non-stick pan on medium-low heat.
  • Add a tortilla.
  • On half the tortilla spread 3 tablespoons of the cheese, then 1/2 cup of chicken, 1/8 of your cooked seasoned vegetable and top with 2 tablespoons of cheese.
  • Turn the uncovered half of the tortilla on top of the mixture so it looks like a half-moon and with a spatula press down to even the ingredients.
  • When the cheese on the bottom starts to melt, flip the quesadilla on its other side, pressing down on top with the spatula and let it cook for a minute.
  • To keep the quesadillas warm, put them on a sheet pan in the warm oven.
  • Alternatively, if you have a griddle, you can cook more than one at a time. You can pre-assemble all the quesadillas ahead of time but I do one at a time and put them on the sheet pan in the oven to keep them warm.
  • Slice the quesadillas in half wedges.

Notes

Options:
Feel free to swap out the cooked chicken to make it vegetarian.
Swap steak or shrimp for the chicken.
If you prefer a particular cheese, feel free to add that instead of the cheese mixture ­— you will need 3 cups shredded.