Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas

Quesadillas are an awesome way to use up leftovers. Don’t limit yourself to traditional ingredients! For this recipe, I shredded leftover barbecue chicken and used it to create seriously delicious Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas. Melted cheese goes with everything including barbecue chicken!

Have I mentioned that I love how fast and easy quesadillas are to make? 🙂

Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas Recipe

Ingredients:

• 12 corn tortillas
• 1½ cups cheese
• 2 cups shredded barbecue chicken

Directions:

1. Brush the pan with oil and heat until hot. (350 on an electric skillet or medium high on the stove).
2. Place tortillas on pan.
3. Sprinkle 1 -2 tablespoons of cheese on each tortilla.
4. Place ~1/3 cup of barbecue chicken on top of the cheese.
5. Top with 1 – 2 tablespoons of cheese.
6. Place another tortilla on top and press it down to evenly smush the ingredients between the tortillas.
7. Cook until the bottom tortilla is brown. Flip and cook until the other tortilla is brown, approximately 3 -4 minutes each side.
8. Repeat until all of your quesadillas have been made.
9. Cut in fourths with a pizza cutter and serve while hot.

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Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas

Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas Recipe

Course Lunch

Cuisine American

Keyword Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes minutes

Total Time 13 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Calories 310kcal

Author Alea Milham

Ingredients

• ▢ 12 corn tortillas
• ▢ 1½ cups cheese
• ▢ 2 cups shredded barbecue chicken

Instructions

• Brush the pan with oil and heat until hot. (350 on an electric skillet or medium high on the stove).
• Place tortillas on pan.
• Sprinkle 1 -2 tablespoons of cheese on each tortilla.
• Place ~1/3 cup of barbecue chicken on top of the cheese.
• Top with 1 – 2 tablespoons of cheese.
• Place another tortilla on top and press it down to evenly smush the ingredients between the tortillas.
• Cook until the bottom tortilla is brown. Flip and cook until the other tortilla is brown, approximately 3 -4 minutes each side.
• Repeat until all of your quesadillas have been made.
• Cut in fourths with a pizza cutter and serve while hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 235mg | Potassium: 190mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 337IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 246mg | Iron: 1mg

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