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Cheesy Chicken Quesadillas

Dairy Farmers of Canada
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These easy to prepare cheesy quesadillas will have everyone asking for more. Cut into wedges and serve them as a snack. Or place wedges on top of a crisp green salad and serve for dinner ' your family will love you! Que aproveche!

  • Course Main Dishes
  • Prep. Time 10 mins
  • Cooking Time 10 - 12 mins
  • Yields 4 servings

Preparation

What You Need


Dipping Sauce:
1 cup (250 ml) salsa
1/3 cup (80 ml) shredded Canadian Cheddar cheese
2 tbsp (30 ml) sour cream

Quesadillas:
2 1/2 cups (625 ml) shredded Canadian Monterey Jack cheese
1 1/2 cups (375 ml) leftover shredded cooked chicken
2/3 cup (160 ml) salsa
4 large whole wheat or
plain flour tortillas

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 °F (200 °C).

Dipping Sauce:
In a bowl, combine salsa, cheese and sour cream; set aside.

Quesadillas:
In a bowl, combine cheese, chicken and salsa. Divide filling evenly over one half of each tortilla. Fold unfilled half of tortilla over filled portion and press together gently.

Bake on nonstick baking sheet, turning once, for about 5-6 minutes per side or until golden. Or cook in grill pan over medium-high heat for about 2-3 minutes per side or until crisp.

Cut into wedges and serve with dipping sauce.


Tips

Buy a barbecued chicken from the grocery store and shred the meat to use in this recipe. Freeze leftover shredded chicken in airtight containers or freezer bags for later use. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

Use Canadian Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño in place of Monterey Jack. Add 1/2 cup (125 mL) of chopped fresh coriander and 1 jalapeño, chopped to the cheese mixture.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 644 Calories
Protein: 43 g
Carbohydrate: 43 g
Fat: 33 g
Fibre: 3.9 g
Sodium: 1547 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 66 % / 721 mg
Phosphorus: 55 %
Vitamin B12: 43 %
Niacin: 43 %
Folate: 43 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

  • maninder

    September 30th, 2010

    instead of chicken can use eggs put the tortilla on the hot plate and break an egg on top of the tortilla let it cook and then sprinkle cheese on top and put the second tortilla to cover it

  • Kate

    April 4th, 2010

    Well thanks for sharing that with uf Peggy from Vancouver. Let's just go on the ledge this one time and enjoy something delicious?

  • Peggy

    January 28th, 2010

    This meal has more sodium than anyone should eat in an entire day.

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