Best Tex Mex Chicken Quesadillas Recipes

TEXAS CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

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These are quesadillas filled with chicken cooked in barbeque sauce, caramelized onions, Cheddar and Monterey Jack. Serve with plenty of guacamole, sour cream and chunky salsa!

Provided by MICHELLE

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1 onion, sliced into rings
1 tablespoon honey
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into strips
½ cup barbeque sauce
½ cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
8 (10 inch) flour tortillas

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large, deep skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium high heat. Slowly cook and stir onion until translucent. Mix in honey. Stir until onion is golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from skillet and set aside.
Place remaining oil and chicken in the skillet over medium high heat. Cook until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in barbeque sauce and evenly coat chicken.
Layer 4 tortillas individually with chicken, onions, Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese. Top with remaining tortillas.
One or two at a time, place layered tortillas on a large baking sheet. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Do not let tortillas become too crisp. Remove from heat. Cut into quarters to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 411.4 calories, Carbohydrate 46.2 g, Cholesterol 47.9 mg, Fat 14.3 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 23.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 753.5 mg, Sugar 8.3 g

TEX MEX QUESADILLA

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Make and share this Tex Mex Quesadilla recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Chef mariajane

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 whole wheat tortillas (9-inch)
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1/2 cup drained canned corn
4 green onions, sliced
1/2 cup drained canned black beans, rinsed
1 cup salsa
1 cup tex mex light shredded cheese

Steps:

Cover half of each of tortilla with remaining ingredients; fold in half,.
Cook,1 quesadilla at a time, in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 3 minutes on each side or until quesadilla is lightly browned on both sides and cheese is melted. So-o-o-o Good!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 426.8, Fat 15, SaturatedFat 6, Cholesterol 70.6, Sodium 1293.3, Carbohydrate 42.7, Fiber 4, Sugar 3.2, Protein 31.2