Smoky BBQ Chicken Quesadillas

Smoky BBQ Chicken Quesadillas

🥘 Ingredients

  • BBQ sauce
    1/2 c
  • butter
    ½ tbsp, ½ tbsp
  • chopped chicken breast
    20 oz
  • cilantro (chopped)
    ½ oz
  • flour tortillas
    4 unit
  • fry seasoning
    2 tbsp
  • mozzarella cheese
    2 c
  • oil
  • pepper
  • salt
  • shallot (finely diced)
    2 unit
  • smoky red pepper crema
    4 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

  • large pan
  1. 1
    Wash and dry produce. Halve, peel, and finely dice shallot . Roughly chop cilantro .
    shallot: 2 unit (finely diced), cilantro: ½ oz (chopped)
  2. 2
    Open package of chopped chicken breast and drain off any excess liquid. Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken; season with fry seasoning , salt , and pepper . Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 4 minutes to ⏱️ 6 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.
    chopped chicken breast: 20 oz, oil, fry seasoning: 2 tbsp, salt, pepper
  3. 3
    Place flour tortillas on a clean work surface. Sprinkle half of each tortilla with one-quarter of the mozzarella cheese . Top with chicken, shallot, BBQ sauce , and half the cilantro. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Fold tortillas in half to create quesadillas. Heat butter and a drizzle of oil in pan used for chicken over medium heat. Add quesadillas and cook until golden brown on one side, ⏱️ 1 minutes to ⏱️ 2 minutes . Add another butter and flip; cook until golden brown and cheese melts, ⏱️ 1 minutes to ⏱️ 2 minutes more. TIP: Depending on the size of your pan, you may need to work in batches, adding more oil and butter for each batch. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.
    flour tortillas: 4 unit, mozzarella cheese: 2 c, BBQ sauce: 1/2 c, butter: ½ tbsp, butter: ½ tbsp
  4. 4
    Cut quesadillas into wedges. Divide quesadillas between plates. Drizzle with smoky red pepper crema and garnish with remaining cilantro. Serve.
    smoky red pepper crema: 4 tbsp