Quesadilla

Spicy Chicken Quesadilla

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 1 tbsp. of olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 medium green peppers
  • 1 cup of Mexican Cheese
  • 1 bottle of mild/medium taco sauce
  • 1 head of iceberg lettuce (finely chopped)
  • 1/4 cup of cilantro (chopped)
  • Sour Cream
  • Taco Seasoning
  • Cooking Oil Spray (PAM)

Kitchen Aids:

  • Quesadilla Maker

Cut the onion into long strips and sauté in olive oil in a skillet. Cut chicken into thin strips. Add the chicken into the skillet with the onions. Add taco seasoning and continue to sauté the chicken until it is almost cooked and onions are lightly browned. Cut the green peppers into strips and add it to the skillet. Sauté until all of the ingredients are cooked. If necessary, add additional taco seasoning to taste.

Turn on the quesadilla maker and spray with cooking spray. Place one tortilla on the maker. Layer with chicken mix, lettuce, cilantro, cheese, and taco sauce. Place second tortilla on top and close the quesadilla maker. Heat the quesadilla per instructions given with the maker (usually  3-4 minutes). When ready, carefully remove quesadilla from maker and cut into six pieces. Serve with sour cream. Enjoy!

Tortilla Melt-downs

Ingredients:

  • 4 Gluten-Free brown rice tortillas
  • 2/3 cup grated cheddar blend
  • 4 slices black forest ham, diced
  • 1 small green chile, deseeded, finely chopped
  • 1/2 medium-sized red tomato, deseeded, diced
  • 1/8 cup cilantro, finely chopped
  • 1/8 cup parsley, finely chopped
  • Cooking Spray

Combine cheddar cheese, ham, green chile, tomatoes, cilantro, and parsley in a medium bowl. Mix throughly. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat and apply cooking-spray. Place one tortilla in the pan, and spread half of the mix on the tortilla. Place second tortilla on top. Spray the top tortilla with cooking spray. Let it heat for three minutes or until lightly browned. Slide the tortilla into a plate. Flip the empty skillet over the plate and turn the plate over on top of the skillet, to have the opposite side of the tortilla facing down. Allow this side of the tortilla to heat for three minutes. Slide tortilla into a plate. Cut tortilla into quarters. Repeat process for second tortilla melt-down. Serve warm with sour cream.

Makes 8 quarters. Enjoy!