Chicken Quesadillas
By Paula Deen
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Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 green pepper, washed and sliced
- 1 red pepper, washed and sliced
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 1 package (2 tablespoons) taco seasoning
- 1 pound boneless chicken breasts, sliced into strips
- 8 medium flour tortillas
- 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- avocado, sliced, for topping
- green onions, thinly sliced, for topping
- sour cream, for topping
- salsa, for topping
Directions
In a large frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add peppers and onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook until soft, approximately 5 minutes, and transfer to a plate.
Pour taco seasoning into a small bowl and coat chicken on both sides with seasoning. Add 1 tablespoon oil to frying pan, cook chicken until golden brown and cooked through, and transfer to a plate.
Put 1 tortilla in frying pan, brown lightly on both sides, and top with one-fourth each of two cheeses, pepper and onion mixture, and chicken. Place second tortilla on top and cook 3 minutes per side, flipping stack over like a pancake. Repeat to cook all four quesadillas.
Slice each quesadilla into four triangles and serve with toppings.