Taco Bell Quesadillas

By Addie

"I used to love these when I was younger, I could eat two in one sitting! I haven't had fast food in a year or two, but these taste like I remember Taco Bell's quesadillas tasting. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do."

Ingredients

• SAUCE:
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons minced jalapenos, slices
• 2 teaspoons jalapeno juice, from minced jalapenos
• 3/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 dash salt
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• QUESADILLAS:
• 4 flour tortillas
• 4 chicken tenderloins
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• 2 slices process American cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Combine sauce ingredients and stir until smooth. Grill chicken in vegetable oil and cut into thin slices.

Preheat skillet over medium heat. One at a time, lay tortilla into hot skillet and sprinkle with 1/4 cup of each shredded cheese and 1/2 cheese slice on one side of the tortilla.

Arrange about 1/4 cup chicken slices over tortilla on the same half covered with cheese.

On the empty side, spread about one tablespoon of sauce. Fold over, and press gently with spatula. Cook until cheese is melted and slice each into 4 pieces.
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REVIEWS:

I loved these and the flavor was great. Enjoyed the jalapeno bite it had. My boys' are young and thought it was too spicy so may scale down a little for them.

Fantastic recipe! I made 8 servings, but took the advice of other reviewers that it was a little too spicy, so I only used the amount of jalapeños and cayenne for the 4 serving size, and it came out DELICIOUS! My entire family loved it.. including my 6 year old! Will definitely make again.. and definitely pass it on. Thank you!

This ones a keeper! It was way better than Taco bells and so simple to make! My kids asked for more even though it was way to spicy for them! Next time i will add barely any jalapenos. Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe!

I made this for my adult son for Christmas. This is his favorite taco bell food. He loved it and was thrilled that I found the recipe for him. Thank you.

My husband LOVED this recipe, exactly as is. However, I would have gone with a bit less cumin & a dash less sugar. The cumin taste was a bit overpowering, and the sugar made the sauce a little too sweet. I can definitely tell that this is reminiscent of Taco Bell's quesadilla sauce, but I have a feeling that if the above adjustments were made, it would be just like it, but better. The fresh ingredients make a huge difference. I'm rating it 3 stars because, as it's written, it's not my favorite, but I think it has a lot of potential.

Family loved this recipe! I have never had a Taco Bell quesadilla so I can't compare it to that, but it was cheesy and delicious. We made them to suit individual tastes; one as written, one with just cheese, one with black beans. Thanks!

The jalapeno sauce tastes very much like Taco Bell's sauce if Taco Bell's wasn't processed and probably full of about 1,000 chemicals. Very fresh and delicious! The quesadillas were yummy, even though I didn't have any American cheese and just made them with the cheddar & pepper jack. I used the cooked-then-frozen chicken breast cubes from Tyson (just heated & shredded), and it was a really good & super fast dinner!

Let me say that the kids HATED the mayo mixture before I added to the dish. HOWEVER, I decided to make it anyway. Let me say that nothing was left! The only change I made was to add a bit of olive oil to pan to warm shells and didn't add jalapeno since I was out and thought it'd be too hot for the kids anyway. Since my kids(9,5,2) are finicky, I added a thin layer of mayo mixture to theirs. As for me, I added extra mixture since that is what makes this dish stand apart. Don't know how close this is to the TB version but delicious nonetheless. Thanks for sharing!

The family loved this recipe! I do wish I had made the sauce ahead of time to allow the flavors to settle but we found this all in all to be way better than Taco Bells item. Very easy to customize with adding other ingredients in with or in lieu of the chicken. Will definitely be making again!

The sauce is now a must-have any time we make a mexican dish. Its my DH's favorite flavoring from Taco Bell, and he hates that he can't convince them to add it to their tacos or burritos. I like it way better than using taco sauce.

These were amazing! My husband love Taco Bells and he asked that I try to find a recipe that was like theirs. He kept telling me, "these are AWESOME! Even the sauce looks the same!" the entire time. Great find.