Southwest Chicken Quesadillas

🥘 Ingredients

• black pepper
  1 tsp
• chopped chicken breast
  14 oz
• cilantro (chopped)
  1 bunch
• cooking oil
  1 tbsp
• flour tortillas
  4 pieces
• lime
  1 unit
• mandarin orange slices (drained and chopped)
  1 can
• mexican cheese blend
  1 c
• onion (finely chopped)
  1 unit
• salt
  1 tsp
• scallions (thinly sliced)
  4 pieces
• smoky red pepper crema
  1 packet
• southwest spice blend
  1 packet
• tomato (diced)
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large pan
• small bowl

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce.
2. 

   2

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chopped chicken breast , onion , southwest spice blend , salt , and black pepper . Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through ⏱️ 5 minutes .

   cooking oil: 1 tbsp, chopped chicken breast: 14 oz, onion: 1 unit (finely chopped), southwest spice blend: 1 packet, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: 1 tsp
3. 

   3

   Place flour tortillas on a clean work surface; sprinkle one half of each tortilla with mexican cheese blend and the chicken mixture. Fold tortillas in half to enclose filling.

   flour tortillas: 4 pieces, mexican cheese blend: 1 c
4. 

   4

   In a small bowl , combine tomato , scallions , cilantro , mandarin orange slices , and juice from half the lime ; season with a pinch of salt.

   tomato: 1 unit (diced), scallions: 4 pieces (thinly sliced), cilantro: 1 bunch (chopped), mandarin orange slices: 1 can (drained and chopped), lime: 1 unit
5. 5

   Heat remaining oil in the pan over medium heat. Add assembled tortillas and cook until golden and cheese has melted ⏱️ 3 minutes per side.
6. 6

   Slice quesadillas into wedges and serve immediately, topped with the mandarin salsa and smoky red pepper crema .

   smoky red pepper crema: 1 packet