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Easy Chicken Quesadilla with a Secret Ingredient!

Easy Chicken Quesadillas

Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 14 minutes
Author Laura

Ingredients

  • flour tortillas
  • 1-2 cooked chicken breasts, cut into thin slices, small pieces or shredded
  • ranch dressing or barbecue sauce
  • mayonnaise
  • cheddar cheese, grated

Instructions

  1. Cook chicken and shred it, or cut into small pieces, before starting.

  2. Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on one side of a tortilla.

  3. Place it mayonnaise side down in a large skillet.

  4. Top the tortilla with a thin layers of cheese, chicken, a drizzle of ranch dressing (or barbecue sauce), more chicken and more cheese.

  5. Spread mayonnaise on another tortilla and place it on top of the topping in the skillet, mayo side up.

  6. Heat the quesadilla in the skillet for 1-2 minutes on medium-high, until the first side is browned.

  7. Carefully flip the tortilla and cook it on the second side for another 1-2 minutes.

  8. Cut into wedges with a pizza cutter. Serve warm. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

  • This could easily be cooked in a sandwich grill where both sides cook at the same time. 
  • If you like spice, add some chopped green chilies to the barbecue sauce.