Friday, October 15, 2010

Easy Chicken Quesadillas

Ingredients:
-1 5 oz.can of chicken or 1 cooked chicken breast diced
- 1 15 oz. can black beans
- 1 8 oz bag mexican cheese
- 6 large flour tortillas (10 inch Burrito style)
- cooking spray (like Pam)

Directions:
In a bowl, place chicken, cheese & beans.
Mix well.
Spray one side of a tortilla with cooking spray
Place sprayed side down in pan
Place some of the chicken mix on tortilla in pan
Spray another tortilla with the cooking spray and place spray side up on top of the chicken mix in the pan.
Cook about 2 minutes on medium heat (or until golden) and flip to cook other side.
(Unless you have one of those fancy quesadilla makers... then you don't need a pan).
Once both sides are done place on large plate or cutting board and use a pizza slicer or knife to cut into 8 wedges (like a pizza)
Repeat with each set of tortillas.

***Review:These are awesome. Yes, I know it does not take a rocket scientist to make these, but I had to add them... because well, they're easy and yummmy! Which is what this is all about right? Needless to say.... kids love them... parents love them. 'Nuf said!

** Tips:This makes about 24 little wedges.
It took me about 15 minutes to make this... hence making it a great go-to meal in a Dinner Drama moment.  You can really use any size tortilla.... these just happened to be what I had on hand... and what fit my pan. Make sure your tortilla is not bigger than your pan :)
You don't have to use cooking spray. You could use butter, but cooking spray gives the same results with a lot less calories.
You can add pretty much whatever you want inside these. My kids are funny about mixing veggies into the food, so we just use beans.. but you can add tomato or any other veggies you like.
Normally I would use fresh chicken, but I like the option of using the canned chicken because I don't have to cook it.... skipping a whole step!
Also, you can add more chicken or less beans... it really doesn't matter. The only thing that is important is the cheese. There has to be enough cheese for it to stick together.... and obviously, you can use cheese only too!
They are best served with sour cream, salsa and guacamole

What kind of quesadillas do you like?

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