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The Best Chicken Quesadillas - Mel's Kitchen Cafe 4

This document provides a recipe for chicken quesadillas that are described as the best chicken quesadillas. The recipe includes instructions to make an easy homemade seasoning mix with pantry staples like onion powder and cumin to flavor the chicken and veggies. The quesadillas are then assembled with cheese, chicken, veggies and more cheese and cooked until golden brown. Suggestions are provided for serving the quesadillas with sour cream, salsa, avocado and cilantro. Overall, the recipe transforms basic quesadillas into a restaurant-quality meal that can easily be made at home.

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The Best Chicken Quesadillas - Mel's Kitchen Cafe 4

This document provides a recipe for chicken quesadillas that are described as the best chicken quesadillas. The recipe includes instructions to make an easy homemade seasoning mix with pantry staples like onion powder and cumin to flavor the chicken and veggies. The quesadillas are then assembled with cheese, chicken, veggies and more cheese and cooked until golden brown. Suggestions are provided for serving the quesadillas with sour cream, salsa, avocado and cilantro. Overall, the recipe transforms basic quesadillas into a restaurant-quality meal that can easily be made at home.

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HO M E » RECIPES » 30-MINUTE MEAL »

TH E BEST CH ICKEN
QUESADILLAS
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This really is the best chicken


quesadillas recipe! So easy, these
fajita-style quesadillas taste just as
good, if not better, than any
restaurant!

Oh heavens, these cheesy, dreamy


chicken quesadillas are good.

Packed with flavor from an easy,


homemade seasoning mix, they are so
quick and easy. Perfect for a simple
weeknight meal!

let’s show
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some love

H OM EM A D E
QUESADILLA
SEASONING

One of the main reasons these chicken


quesadillas are so good is because of
the easy, pantry-staple seasoning mix
that builds flavor quickly.

Quesadilla seasoning mix:

onion powder

garlic powder

dried oregano

cumin

chili powder

paprika (smoked or regular)

salt (coarse, kosher salt)

pepper (coarsely ground)

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The Best Chicken Quesadillas

Half of this seasoning mix goes on the


cooked, chopped chicken. The other
half goes in with the veggies.

Oh, you want to talk about the


veggies?? Let’s do that!

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—>Feel free to adapt the veggies any


which way you like.

Any color or variety of bell pepper will


work. You can add jalapeños for some
heat, use red onions OR yellow onions,
add extra mushrooms or leave them
out, throw in corn kernels or zucchini or
any other vegetable you like.

Pro Tip: adding 2-3 tablespoons


water or broth near the end of
cooking the veggies helps create a
simple “sauce” as the liquid
absorbs the flavor of the
seasoning mix and veggies AND
most importantly, it helps the
quesadillas from being dry and
lifeless.

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QUESADILLA ASSEMBLY

It’s easy as can be!

1 Sprinkle cheese on half of the


tortilla

2 Add chicken

3 Add veggies

4 Add more cheese

5 Fold tortilla in half

6 Cook on both sides until golden

I use 8-inch tortillas, but you can make


smaller or larger quesadillas depending
on what size of tortillas you have.

Don’t over think this step (or this recipe).


It’s simple and adaptable and any way
you assemble, you’ll end up with a
yummy quesadilla.

COOKING QUESADILLAS

I use the same pan the veggies cooked


in for cooking the quesadillas (easy
cleanup!). I wipe it clean with a paper
towel after assembling the quesadillas
and then add a tiny sploosh of oil
before cooking the quesadillas.

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The oil is optional but it adds an extra


dimension of golden crispiness. And I’m
never going to say no to extra golden
crispiness.

You can also use a cast iron skillet or a


large griddle to cook the quesadillas.

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WH AT TO SERV E W ITH
QUESADILLAS

These quesadillas have enough flavor


to stand on their own without a lot of
extra adornments.

But even still, I usually have available:

sour cream

salsa

avocados

chopped cilantro

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You know, just in case anyone wants to


go crazy, stack up their quesadilla
triangles, slather with sour cream and
salsa, top with avocados and cilantro,
and dig in.

You guys. YUM.

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TH E BEST CH ICKEN
QUESADILLAS

I know you might be thinking: yeah,


yeah, quesadillas are quesadillas. Who
needs a recipe??

However, I can promise you that this


really is the best chicken quesadillas
recipe. It takes boring, bland, dry
quesadillas and transforms them into
restaurant-level food.

And…instead of having to put on real


pants and enter a public establishment
to get them, you and your soft pants
wearing self can dance around your
kitchen like a rock star knowing these
ridiculously delicious HOMEMADE
quesadillas came with a much lower
social profile price (and they’re
undoubtedly cheaper to make at home,
too).

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Hoo.ray.

W H AT TO SERVE WITH
TH IS:

Mexican Street Corn Salad

The Best Cornbread

Fresh Fruit

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TH E BEST
CH ICKEN
QUESADILLAS
! yield: 8 QUESADILLAS
" prep time: 20 M INS
" cook time: 10 M INS

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INGREDIENTS

Seasoning Mix:

1 teaspoon salt (I use coarse, kosher


salt)
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon dried oregano

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