Southwestern Recipes
Smoky Chicken Quesadillas
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups shredded, roasted chicken
- 3 canned chipotle chiles, seeded and thinly sliced
- 1/2 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped (1/4 cup)
- 3 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced at an angle
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 6 (8 inch) flour tortillas
- 2 cups (about 8 ounces) grated cheese *
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, chiles, cilantro and scallions.
- Brush one side of each tortilla with butter and place, buttered side down, on a baking sheet. Brush tops with butter. Spread equal amounts of grated cheese mix over each tortilla and bake for 5 minutes, until melted.
- Spoon equal amounts of chicken mixture over half of each tortilla and fold over to enclose. Return to oven just long enough to heat through, about 5 minutes.
- Serve hot, whole or cut into wedges.
Notes
* A mixture of Mexican cheeses is recommended. An easy-melting cheese such as Mexican (not Spanish) Manchego cheese, Monterey Jack, Muenster or a mild Cheddar is a must. It may be mixed with a drier cheese, such as Anejo or Panela, or some Parmesan, Romano or extra-sharp
Cheddar.
Attribution
Mexican Cooking for Dummies