Description
Delicious quesadillas filled with spicy, sweet, and creamy flavors topped with jalapeño cream.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or chopped
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 4 large flour tortillas
- 2 tablespoons butter or oil for cooking
- 3 tablespoons hot honey
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Optional: chopped cilantro, lime wedges
Instructions
- Make the spicy jalapeño cream by mixing sour cream, mayonnaise, chopped jalapeño, lime juice, and salt in a small bowl. Chill while preparing the rest.
- Warm the hot honey slightly and set aside.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of butter or oil.
- Place one tortilla in the skillet. Layer cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, then shredded chicken, drizzling some hot honey over.
- Add another layer of cheese on top, then cover with a second tortilla. Cook for 2-3 minutes until golden and cheese starts melting.
- Carefully flip the quesadilla and cook for another 2-3 minutes until both sides are golden and cheese is melted.
- Remove from the pan and let rest for 1 minute before cutting into wedges.
- Repeat for remaining tortillas and filling.
Notes
Serve warm with a bowl of jalapeño cream for dipping and extra hot honey. Add lime wedges and chopped cilantro on the side.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: Quesadillas, Chicken, Spicy, Quick Meal, Mexican