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Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla Recipe
Make this Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla at home with simple and easy ingredients. This is the perfect recipe to use leftover chicken for an easy weeknight meal.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 612 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
For the Sauce:
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons Minced Pickled Jalapenos
- 2 teaspoons pickled jalapeño juice
- 2/3 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 Dash salt
For the Quesadillas:
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 Tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 burrito size flour tortillas
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup Monterey jack cheese shredded
- 2 Slices American cheese
Instructions
- Mix together all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl until well combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add in the chicken breasts. Season them with salt and pepper. Sauté until the chicken is cooked through (internal temperature of 165 degrees F). Remove from the heat. Let rest for 5 minutes. Then cut the chicken into thin slices.
- Preheat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat. Lay a tortilla on the griddle or skillet once heated.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup of each of the shredded cheeses and half of the American cheese slices onto half of the tortillas. Spread 1/4 of the sliced chicken on top of the cheese.
- Spread approximately 1 tablespoon of the sauce onto the other side of the tortillas (without the cheese and chicken).
- Fold the tortilla in half. Cook until golden brown and the cheese starts to melt. Flip and cook until the other side is browned as well.
- Remove from the skillet or griddle. Continue this process until all the quesadillas are made.
- Then they are ready to slice, serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- These are best served fresh but you can refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Nutrition Information
Calories
612kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
42g
(84%)
Fat
41g
(63%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
9g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
142mg
(47%)
Sodium
1553mg
(65%)
Potassium
539mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
823IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
576mg
(58%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 612
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 612kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 42g | 84% |
| Fat | 41g | 63% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 142mg | 47% |
| Sodium | 1553mg | 65% |
| Potassium | 539mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 823IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 576mg | 58% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.