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Perfect Chicken Quesadilla Recipe
Chicken Quesadilla make a favorite lunch or supper recipe perfect for the whole family. Get this family favorite perfect chicken quesadilla recipe you are sure to love.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 457 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 4 lices Bacon diced
- 2 chicken breasts cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 /2 cup buffalo sauce
- 1/2 /2 teaspoon Stone House Seasoning
- butter
- 4 large tortillas
- 2 cups pepper jack cheese
Instructions
- Add diced bacon to a 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Cook until just crisp. Remove the bacon from the skillet with a slotted spoon.
- Add chicken to skillet with bacon drippings. Cook, stirring often, until chicken has cooked throughout and browned lightly. Pour in buffalo sauce and add garlic salt to the chicken. Stir to combine well. Remove from heat.
- Melt about 1/2 tablespoon of butter in another cast iron skillet or on a griddle over low-medium heat. Add tortilla (flour or corn) and layer on about 1/2 cup of cheese, chicken, and reserved bacon pieces on one side of the tortilla. Fold tortilla half over the portion of the tortilla filled with cheese, chicken and bacon. Cook until cheese has slightly melted, taking care to not allow tortilla to become too dark.
- Remove from skillet, cut into wedges and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
457kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
31g
(62%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
101mg
(34%)
Sodium
1930mg
(80%)
Potassium
344mg
(10%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
460IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
457mg
(46%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 457
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 457kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 101mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 1930mg | 80% |
| Potassium | 344mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 460IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 457mg | 46% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.