Chicken quesadillas are a family favorite in our house. They are fast and easy to make when you need a quick meal. We love making them for a Saturday or Sunday evening meal, but they also are great for lunches too.
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What I love about these quesadillas is that they are more than just chicken and cheese in a tortilla. There are a few more ingredients that give them a little extra bit of flavor. Our kids like just the plain, normal quesadillas, but my husband and I discovered that adding a mayonnaise and mustard spread and diced bell peppers make them super delicious.
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Start by mixing equal parts of mayonnaise and yellow mustard together in a small bowl. The amount you need depends on how many quesadillas you are making. For 5 quesadillas I use about half a cup of each.
Dice up one bell pepper. Red bell peppers are my favorite.
Shred 2 cups of cheddar cheese, or you can use 1 bag of pre-shredded cheese.
You can use shredded rotisserie chicken if you have it, but I usually use canned chicken because it’s faster and I always have it on hand in my pantry.
Use a spatula to spread the mayo/mustard mix onto the tortilla.
Add cheese to one half. Top with chicken, a handful of diced peppers and more cheese, then fold tortilla in half.
Heat 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a non-stick frying pan or skillet over medium heat.
Cook quesadillas for a few minutes on each side until they are a nice toasty brown.
After trying these, you might not want to go back to regular chicken quesadillas again!
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Ingredients
Method
- Mix mayonnaise and mustard together in a small bowl.
- Dice red bell pepper.
- Shred 2 cups of cheddar cheese or use 1 bag of pre shredded cheese.
- Drain canned chicken and shred in a small bowl.
- Spread mayo/mustard mix onto tortilla.
- Add cheese to one half. Top with chicken, a handful of diced peppers and more cheese, then fold tortilla in half.
- Heat 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil in a non stick frying pan or skillet over medium heat.
- Cook quesadillas for a few minutes on each side until they are a nice toasty brown.
Might have to try these. Our weekend suppers are often breakfast, especially panukkakku.
We love doing breakfast meals for dinner on the weekends too, but yes this is another one of our favorites. 😊