CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

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Dinner ready in 25 minutes! Enjoy grilled chicken quesadillas made with Old El Paso® flour tortillas. Perfect if you love Mexican cuisine.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
8 Old El Paso™ flour tortillas (8 inches in diameter)
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (4 ounces)
1 can (4.5 ounces) Old El Paso™ chopped green chiles, drained
Old El Paso™ Thick 'n Chunky salsa, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Mix chicken and cilantro.
  • Place 1 tortilla on 30x18-inch piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Top with one-fourth of the chicken mixture, 1/4 cup of the cheese and one-fourth of the chilies. Top with another tortilla. Wrap foil securely around tortillas; pierce top of foil packet once or twice with fork to vent steam.
  • Repeat with remaining tortillas, chicken mixture, cheese and chilies. Cover and grill foil packets, seam sides up, 4 to 6 inches from medium heat about 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
  • Cut quesadillas into wedges. Serve with salsa.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 505, Carbohydrate 50 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 3 g, Protein 34 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 760 mg

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