Chicken Fajita Quesadilla
by Claire Nolan • from the video Quesadillas 4 Ways
Ingredients
for 2 quesadillas
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½ lb chicken breast, cut into thin strips (225 g) -
½ teaspoon salt -
½ teaspoon pepper -
½ tablespoon chili powder -
½ teaspoon cumin -
¼ teaspoon cayenne -
¼ teaspoon garlic powder -
½ cup bell pepper, green, red, or yellow peppers, julienned (50 g) -
½ cup white onion, julienned (75 g) - 2 large flour tortillas
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1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, double for 2 quesadillas (100 g) -
1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese, double for 2 quesadillas (100 g)
Garnish
- fresh cilantro
- guacamole
- sour cream
- pico de gallo, or salsa
Preparation
- In a large skillet, coat chicken with salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, and garlic powder. Cook 5-7 minutes.
- Add the peppers and onions and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until they are soft. Remove chicken, onions and peppers from the pan and set aside.
- Place the tortilla in the skillet and add a layer of cheese on half of the tortilla.
- Add cooked chicken, peppers and onions. Top with more cheese and fold the tortilla in half.
- Cook for 6 minutes over medium heat, flipping half way.
- Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve with pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream on the side.
- Enjoy!
Tips
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bentsaida
Delicious! I added pico de gallo on top !
3 months ago Helpful (9) -
Antonia Ioana
Put more mozzarella for the tortillas to stick to each other
4 months ago Helpful (7) -
samiksha
Tastes great would make again
3 months ago Helpful (3) -
mndyvn
Sans Cayenne and Chili Powder for kid friendly version. Added a little lime to cut down the spice when I added a little too much.
2 months ago Helpful (2)
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