Golden skillet chicken fajita quesadillas filled with seasoned chicken, peppers, and onions, crisp on the outside and sturdy enough to slice cleanly.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Fajita Quesadilla Recipe
Servings: 4
Calories: 741kcal
Ingredients
1 ½poundchicken breast,boneless and skinless (cut into small bite size pieces)
1.4ouncefajita seasoning
5tablespoonsolive oilextra virgin (Divide 2 tablespoons for seasoning, 2 tablespoons cooking chicken breast and veggies, 1 tablespoon for tortilla shells)
1red bell pepper(washed, dried, deseeded and diced)
1green bell pepper(washed, dried and deseeded and diced)
1cupyellow onion,finely chopped
4largeburrito size flour tortillas
3cupsfiesta blend cheese,shredded
Instructions
Add the chicken to a medium size bowl.
Use tongs to toss the chicken breast, fajita seasoning and 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil. Set it aside.
Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to a 10 to 12 inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
Saute the seasoned chicken breast until cooked through and no longer pink, about 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a heat proof bowl.
Add the diced bell peppers and onion to the skillet and cook until the onion is opaque and the bell peppers are softened.
Re-add the cooked chicken and stir to combine. Once warmed, transfer back to the heat proof bowl.
Lower the temperature to medium, and add the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet.
Next place 1 tortilla to the skillet.
Sprinkle ¾ cup shredded fiesta blend cheese to half of the tortilla.
Top the cheese with ¼ of the chicken and vegetable mixture.
Fold the other half of the tortilla over the chicken and vegetables.
Cook the tortilla until the bottom of the tortilla is golden brown, then flip over to brown the other side of the tortilla, about 1 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat the process for the remaining 3 tortillas.
Transfer to a cutting board, and using a large kitchen knife, or pizza cutter to slice the quesadillas into 3 triangles. (You can also slice into 4 pieces) Serve while hot.
Notes
Any color of bell pepper can be used in place of the red and green.
Smaller tortillas can be used to stretch out the recipe.
Shredded cheddar, colby jack, pepper jack or even shredded chihuahua cheese can be used in the fajita quesadillas.