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Mexican Chicken Quesadilla

A detailed homemade chicken quesadilla recipe... super tasty Mexican food made with tortilla bread. You’ll also find a link in the recipe to how to make it.

Total time75 min
Prep25 min
Cook50 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyMedium
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Recipe tags

Breads and flatbreadsInternationalNut freeEgg freeMediumLong cook

Recipe story

Chicken quesadilla from Mexico to your kitchen... It’s always important to vary the ways we cook chicken so we don’t get bored, and quesadilla is one of the recipes that has gained wide popularity! We recommend trying it.

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless chicken breasts, cut into small cubes
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese , grated
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano, dried
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Tortilla bread
  • For more from Fatima, here is Grilled Eggplant with Vegetables
  • Also from Fatima, here are Fried Meat Pies
  • And this is how to make tortilla bread at home

Method

  1. In a bowl mix all the spices, oregano and salt, season the chicken with them and refrigerate until cooking time
  2. In a pan over high heat add a tablespoon of oil, the butter and the chicken and sauté until lightly browned
  3. Add the bell pepper, onion, garlic and tomato with a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, for 15 minutes until done
    Timers: 15 min
  4. On the grill or griddle brush a piece or sheet of tortilla bread with a little vegetable oil
  5. Sprinkle a little cheese and spread the chicken filling over it
  6. When the tortilla toasts, fold the tortilla in half into a semicircle and remove it from the griddle
  7. Cut into triangles and serve with your favorite sauce and a salad
  8. Fatima Zahawi Ghamloush
  9. For more from Fatima here is: Grilled eggplant with vegetables
  10. Also from Fatima here are fried meat patties
  11. And here is how to make tortilla bread at home

Notes and serving ideas

  • Grilled Eggplant with Vegetables
  • Fried Meat Pies
  • tortilla bread
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If you see a recipe written as poetry, it’s surely Fatima Zahoui Ghamlouch—known as Umm Badr—who posted it. Between mawawil and rhymed prose, her rice dishes arrive effortlessly and win the admiration of everyone in our group.

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