Easy Chicken Quesadillas

Name: Easy Chicken Quesadillas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded; 1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 4 flour tortillas; 1 tbsp taco seasoning; 1 tbsp butter for frying

Crisp tortillas stuffed with melty cheese and seasoned chicken — cooking them in butter rather than oil gives a noticeably richer, more golden crust.

Total time

20 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

quickhigh-protein

Ingredients

2 cupscooked chicken, shredded

1.5 cupsshredded cheddar cheese

4flour tortillas

1 tbsptaco seasoning

1 tbspbutter for frying

Instructions

Toss the shredded chicken with the taco seasoning until evenly coated.

Layer the chicken and cheese over one half of each tortilla.

Fold the other half over.

Fry in butter over medium heat for 2-3 minutes per side, until crisp and golden and the cheese has fully melted.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

335

Protein

40.4g

Fat

7.6g

Carbs

23g

Fiber

1.2g

Sodium

380mg

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