Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas
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Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas
Description
These Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas combine shredded cooked chicken with buffalo sauce and a simple blend of green onions, ranch dressing, onion powder, garlic powder, and ground black pepper. The mixture offers a spicy and savory filling that remains moist when sandwiched between layers of shredded Mexican-blend cheese and large flour tortillas.
Cooking in butter over medium-high heat crisps the tortillas to a golden brown while melting the cheese inside. The quesadillas are folded over to enclose the filling and cooked briefly on each side, creating a warm, slightly crunchy exterior contrasting the creamy, cheesy interior tempered by the tangy and spicy chicken mixture.
These quesadillas serve well as appetizers, light lunches, or casual dinners. They can be accompanied by sour cream, Mexican crema, or additional ranch dressing for dipping, enhancing the cooling effect against the heat of the buffalo sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups chicken shredded
- ½ cup buffalo sauce
- ¼ cup green onion sliced
- 2 tablespoons ranch dressing
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- 1 ½ tablespoon butter divided
- 2 ½ cups mexican-blend cheese divided, shredded
- 5 large flour tortillas
Instructions
- Mix together the shredded chicken, buffalo sauce, green onions, ranch dressing, onion powder, garlic powder, and black pepper in a large bowl.
- Working in batches of 2, melt ½ tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Layer half of each tortilla with ¼ cup shredded cheese, ½ cup shredded chicken mixture, and another ¼ cup shredded cheese. Fold it over and cook the quesadillas in the skillet for 1 to 2 minutes per side until the cheese has fully melted and the quesadillas are golden brown. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
- Serve with sour cream, Mexican crema, or ranch dressing.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 5quesadillas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 560 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1quesadilla | |
| Calories | 560kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 116mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 1652mg | 69% |
| Potassium | 307mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 555IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 472mg | 47% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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