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Camping BBQ Chicken Quesadillas
These BBQ chicken quesadillas are a quick and tasty camping meal whether you're cooking over a campfire or on a camp stove.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
13 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 460 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil (or another high smoke point oil)
- 4 large tortillas (burrito-size) Or 8 taco-size tortillas, see Recipe Notes.
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese Or use shredded pepper Jack cheese
- 10 ounce can chicken, drained
- ¼ cup BBQ sauce (amount approximate)
- Sliced Jalapeños (pickled or fresh), optional
- 1 bunch cilantro (optional)
Instructions
- Place pan over indirect heat on a hot campfire grate, or heat over medium heat on a camp stove. Add the oil.Add about ¼ cup cheese to half of a tortilla. Add a spoonful of chicken, a drizzle of BBQ sauce and desired amount of jalapeños (if using) to the cheese. Ingredient amounts are appropriate. Use more or less as desired.
- Fold the tortilla in half and cook about 2 minutes, or until the bottom of the tortilla is golden.
- Flip the tortilla and cook about 2 more minutes, or until both sides are toasted.Optionally, add cilantro to the inside of the cooked quesadilla, and top with more cilantro.Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve right away.
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Notes
- Cook time is only an estimate and assumes that two quesadillas are cooking at the same time.
- If using smaller, taco-size tortillas, add ingredients so that they cover one tortilla (instead of half of the tortilla). Top with another tortilla, and skip folding the tortillas.
Nutrition Information
Calories
460kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
38g
(13%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Cholesterol
58mg
(19%)
Sodium
1143mg
(48%)
Potassium
246mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
355IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
245mg
(25%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 460
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 460kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 58mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 1143mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 246mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 355IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 245mg | 25% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.