Chicken Quesadilla Melt With Salsa Food

CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine the first 6 ingredients. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat until heated through, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Brush 1 side of tortillas with butter; place buttered side down on a lightly greased baking sheet. Spoon 1/3 cup chicken mixture over half of each tortilla; sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheese. , Fold plain side of tortilla over cheese. Bake at 375° until crisp and golden brown, 9-11 minutes. Cut into wedges; serve with sour cream and guacamole.

CHICKEN QUESADILLAS WITH AVOCADO-CUCUMBER SALSA

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together the avocado, cucumbers, red onion, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice, jalapeño, salt and pepper.
• Sandwich some of the chicken and cheese between two tortillas; repeat with the remaining chicken, cheese and tortillas. Brush the top and bottom of each quesadilla lightly with oil.
• Heat a large, nonstick skillet over high heat until very hot. Cook the quesadillas, in batches, if necessary, until the cheese melts and the tortillas are crisp and golden, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side.
• Cut into wedges and top with some of the salsa.

SHREDDED CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a skillet, combine the first 6 ingredients.
• Over medium heat, cook uncovered, for 10 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Brush one side of tortillas with butter.
• Spoon 1/3 cup chicken mixture over half of unbuttered side of each tortilla.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 cup of cheese; fold in half.
• Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 475 degrees for 10 minutes or until crisp and golden brown.
• Cut into wedges; serve with sour cream and guacamole.

CHICKEN QUESADILLA MELT WITH SALSA

Steps:

• Fit the food processor with chopping blade and put the lid in place. Quarter and core the tomatoes, using your fingers, remove the seeds. Halve the lime, trim, quarter and peel the onion; then trim the garlic clove and smash it. Juice the lime with a citrus juicer, working over a small bowl. In the food processor with the machine on, add the garlic through the feed tube ( it will stick to the sides of the bowl.) Add the onion through the tube, processing until chopped. Turn off the machine and remove the lid. Add the tomato pieces and the lime juice; attach the lid and pulse with 1 second pulses until chopped but not soupy. Gisve your salsa a taste test. Then add just a little seasoning: 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Pulse for 1 second to blend. Taste again! Add more salt if you wish. Transfer the salsa to a bowl. Discard the chicken skin. Using your fingers, shred the meat. Shred the cheese with a box grater, Preheat a large cast-iron skillet over med.-high heat. Meanwhile place a tortilla on a work surface and spread with 1 T. cream cheese. Sprinkle 1/3 C. shredded cheese on top. Sprinkle 1/3 C. chicken on half of the tortilla. and fold in half. Repeat the process with the remaining tortillas. Drizzle little EVOO in the hot skillet, add 1 or 2 quesadillas to the pan and cook, turning once or twice, until golden-brown and crisp on both sides, about 5 min. Repeat the remaining tortillas. Cut the quesadillas in half, stack on plates and serve warm with the salsa and yogurt.

CHICKEN AND SCALLION QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• To make the beans: Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat, add the cumin and coriander, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the beans, jalapeno, and water and bring to a simmer. Using a potato masher or a large fork to smash the beans into a rough paste. Season with salt and transfer to a bowl.
• Preheat a stovetop grill. Brush or drizzle oil over scallions, and then grill until soft and charred, 5 to 7 minutes. Cool and coarsely chop. In a small bowl, combine chicken with the chipotle and scallions.
• Toast the tortillas directly over a medium gas burner, turning occasionally until slightly blistered on each side. (If you have an electric burner, do this in a dry cast iron skillet.) Place the tortillas on the prepared baking sheet. Spread the beans on half of the tortilla, top with the chicken, salsa, and cheese. Fold the other half of the tortilla over the filling, to make a half moon shape. Lay another sheet of foil over the top of the quesadillas.
• Bake until the cheese melts and the filling hot, about 12 minutes. Serve whole or sliced into wedges, with optional garnishes.
• Hold the tortillas over an open burner until slightly blistered on each side. Put 4 tortillas down on the prepared baking sheet. On each tortilla, layer the fillings, and then top with another tortilla. Lay another sheet of foil over the top of the tortillas. Bake at 350 degrees F. until cheese is melted and the filling is hot, about 12 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil. When hot, lay a tortilla in the pan. Layer the filling ingredients on one half of the tortilla. Fold the other half of the tortilla over the filling, forming a taco shape. Remove to a prepared baking sheet and continue this process with the remaining tortillas. Bake at 350 degrees F until the cheese is melted and the filling is hot.
• Quesadilla for one:
• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil. When hot, lay a tortilla in the pan. Layer the filling ingredients on one half of the tortilla. Fold the other half of the tortilla over the filling, forming a taco shape. Transfer the skillet to the oven, and cook until the cheese is melted and the filling is hot.
• Method for 6-inch tortillas:
• 8 (6-inch) tortillas
• Method for 10-inch tortillas:
• 4 (10-inch) tortillas

SPEEDY SALSA-CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Combine salsa, dressing and chili powder; spread evenly onto bottom halves of tortillas.
• Top with chicken and cheese.
• Fold tortillas in half to enclose filling.
• Cook in skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until both sides are golden brown and cheese is melted.
• Cut each quesadilla into 3 wedges to serve.
• Makes 4 servings, 6 wedges each.

CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Grease a baking sheet.
• Toss the chicken with the fajita seasoning, then spread onto the baking sheet. Place under the broiler and cook until the chicken pieces are no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the green bell peppers, red bell peppers, onion, and chicken. Cook and stir until the vegetables have softened, about 10 minutes.
• Layer half of each tortilla with the chicken and vegetable mixture, then sprinkle with the Cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and Monterey Jack. Fold the tortillas in half and Place onto a baking sheet.
• Bake quesadillas in the preheated oven until the cheeses have melted, about 10 minutes.

CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Broil the chicken for about 5 minutes on each side, or until no longer pink inside. Cool and then shred or cube the chicken. (I have found the slicer in my salad shooter works great for this!).
• Mix chicken, salsa and cheese in a bowl.
• Place 1/10th of the mixture on half of the tortilla, fold over and press down slightly to "seal". You can moisten the edges with water to help the edges seal but I usually don't. I've found pressing firmly so that the tortilla sticks to the mixtures works fine.
• Bake at 400°F for about 5 minutes or until tortillas start to brown.
• Serve with additional salsa, sour cream, or guacamole for dipping.
• Goes well with refried beans and/or Spanish Rice.

CHICKEN AND BRIE QUESADILLAS WITH CHIPOTLE SALSA

Steps:

• Stir together first 6 ingredients, with 1/4 cup green onions, and 1/4 cup cilantro.
• Let stand 1 hour.
• Stir together remaining green onions, cilantro, chicken and green chiles.
• Arrange 4 tortillas on a large baking sheet greased with cooking spray.
• Top evenly with cheese, chicken mixture, and remaining tortillas, pressing down slightly.
• Bake at 425ºF for 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese melts.
• Cut into wedges, and serve immediately with salsa.
• Freeze remaining chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, if desired.

CHICKEN QUESADILLAS WITH FRUIT SALSA AND AVOCADO CREAM

Steps:

• Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot. Add shredded carrot and onions; saute 5 minutes or until tender.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons shredded cheese over each of 4 tortillas, and divide carrot mixture evenly over tortillas.
• Top each tortilla with 1/2 cup chicken, 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, and 2 tablespoons cheese, and top with a tortilla.
• Place skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat until hot. Add 1 quesadilla, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until quesadilla is browned. Repeat with the remaining quesadillas.
• Cut each quesadilla into 6 wedges. Arrange 4 quesadilla wedges on each of 6 plates. Top each serving with 2/3 cup Fruit Salsa and about 3 tablespoons Avocado Cream.