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These are so quick and easy to throw together and taste great. I tagged this recipe to make, from a one of my team mates, in a recipe swap I am involved in. The only change I made was to just buy a whole BBQ chook from the store and pull the meat off rather than cooking chicken breasts, which made it even quicker to make. I served ours with sour cream, salsa and guacamole for a yummy meal. To read more reviews on this recipe or to see more photos please click here.
Ingredients
8 (6-7 inch) Tortillas
3 Skinless chicken breasts, cooked and thinly sliced
1/2 Cup barbecue sauce, original or spicy
1/2 Cup green pepper, chopped
1/4 Cup onion, chopped
1 Cup cheddar cheese or monterey jack cheese, shredded
Method
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Place sliced chicken strips in a bowl and add bbq sauce, tossing gently.
3. Place 4 tortillas on a cookie sheet and divide chicken mixture evenly over the 4 tortillas.
4. Top each with an equal amount of pepper and onion.
5. Place shredded cheese evenly over pepper and onion.
6. Top each with a 2nd tortilla.
7. Lightly spray each tortilla with a small amount of vegetable oil spray.
8. Bake 8-10 minutes or until tops are lightly browned.
9. Cut into wedges with a pizza cutter.
All photos take by me unless otherwise stated.
I love quesadillas and this is a quick different take on the more traditional Mexican quesadillas. I make quesadillas at least twice a month as my son loves Mexican so I usually do a Mexican night with nachos, quesadillas, gaucamole, sour cream, salsa, basically the lot. Although it is always yummy and we all enjoy it, I prefer to make everything from scratch so by the time i’ve cooked up the chicken, onion, beef, peppers and all the spices and cheeses you add it takes a good while in preparation and cooking. This recipe is simplistic with few ingredients and much quicker, although I don’t make this one all the time as you can not beat traditional Mexican, with all the yummy flavours.
Ingredients
Note: I use the larger flour tortillas and a whole chicken makes 4 quesadillas, it would make a lot more if using the smaller about 8 inch tortillas. The ingredients listed below are for large tortillas and I only made 2 when I made these, that is why there is the choice of the ingredients for 2 or 4. So take your pick for serving size desired or for appetites, as my son would eat 2 large ones by himself if I let him.
4-8 flour tortillas (depending on serving size you want)
1 Whole BBQ chicken, shredded (half a chicken makes 2 large quesadillas.)
5-10 Slices cooked bacon, chopped
1-2 Red onions, finely chopped
2-4 Cups cheddar cheese, shredded
3/4-11/2 Cups barbecue sauce (Or to personal taste)
Salsa, to serve
Sour cream, to serve
Method
1. Heat a little oil in a pan, add onion, cook until soft, remove, add chopped bacon and cook until browned.
2. In large fry pan, heat some more oil, add flour tortilla and brown, flip and brown the other side.
3. Place tortilla on a pizza tray, spread BBQ sauce over arrange onions, bacon and chicken over, sprinkle cheese to cover, place under the grill and cook 1-2 Minutes, until cheese is melted.
4. While cheese is grilling, take another tortilla, add to pan and brown, flip and brown the other side, remove pizza tray from oven and top with browned tortilla, cut into four slices.
5. Repeat procedure with remaining 2 or 6 flour tortillas depending on the amount you are making.
Serve with salsa and sour cream if desired.
All photo’s taken by me unless other wise stated.
