Spicy Chicken & Cheddar Quesadillas

By ltrodrigu

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 pound cooked, shredded chicken
• 1 4-ounce can diced green chilies, drained
• 3 cloves garlic, mashed
• 1 chipotle pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup salsa
• 8 flour tortillas, quesadilla size
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Details

Adapted from parade.com

Preparation

Step 1

Warm oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat. Add chicken and cook, breaking up meat, until warm.

Add green chiles, garlic, chipotle, chili powder, cumin, and salt and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Add salsa and cook until mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.

To assemble quesadillas, top each tortilla with ⅛ of the chicken mixture and ⅛ of the cheese. Fold tortilla in half. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 8 quesadillas. Toast in cast iron pan over medium-high heat, about 4 minutes per side. Cut each quesadilla into 4 pieces (most easily done with scissors) and serve.