PICO DE GALLO CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Pico de Gallo Chicken Quesadillas image

Flour tortillas filled with chicken breast, onions, peppers, pico de gallo, and Monterey Jack cheese.

Provided by Tony Cortez

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 tomatoes, diced
1 onion, finely chopped
2 limes, juiced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into strips
½ onion, thinly sliced
1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 (12 inch) flour tortillas
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
¼ cup sour cream, for topping

Steps:

In a small bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, lime juice, cilantro, jalapeno, salt, and pepper. Set pico de gallo aside.
In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add chicken and saute until cooked through and juices run clear. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
Put the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the hot skillet and saute the sliced onion and green pepper until tender. Stir in the minced garlic and saute until the aroma is strong. Mix in half of the pico de gallo and chicken breast meat. Set aside; keep warm.
In a heavy skillet, heat one flour tortilla. Spread 1/4 cup shredded cheese on the tortilla and top with 1/2 the chicken mixture. Sprinkle another 1/4 cup cheese over the chicken and top with another tortilla. When bottom tortilla is lightly brown and cheese has started to melt, flip quesadilla and cook on the opposite side. Remove quesadilla from skillet and cut into quarters. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve quesadillas with sour cream and remaining pico de gallo.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 673.2 calories, Carbohydrate 72.8 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Fat 29.1 g, Fiber 6.7 g, Protein 31 g, SaturatedFat 10.9 g, Sodium 978.5 mg, Sugar 7.2 g