Southwest Chicken Quesadillas
Prep Time 10 min
Cook Time 10 Min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1 cup cooked chicken
- 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded Pepper Jack cheese
- OR 1 1/2 cups (6 oz.) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1/2 cup tomato salsa
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsps. mayonnaise
- 2 tsps. chili powder
- 8 sprigs fresh cilantro
- 8 (8-inch) tortillas
- Sour cream
Directions
- Step 1
HEAT oven to 450ºF. Line 2 baking sheets with heavy duty aluminum foil. Spray with no-stick cooking spray.
- Step 2
COMBINE chicken, cheese, salsa, salt, pepper, mayonnaise, chili powder and minced cilantro in medium bowl. Arrange 4 tortillas on baking sheet. Top with chicken mixture. Top with remaining 4 tortillas. Press gently to close. Spray tortillas with no-stick cooking spray.
- Step 3
BAKE 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Carefully turn quesadillas with spatula. Return to oven. Bake an additional 5 minutes, or until browned. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut each in quarters. Serve immediately with additional salsa and sour cream, if desired.
Serving size
(1 quesadilla)
- Calories 560
- Calories from Fat220g
- Total Fat 25g
- Saturated Fat 8g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 60mg
- Sodium 1080mg
- Potassium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrates 59g
- Dietary Fiber 4g
- Sugars 1g
- Protein 25g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 0%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet