Southwest Chicken Quesadillas

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

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