Chicken Quesadilla Recipe with step by step pictures. I have shared the chicken and cheese quesadilla recipe. You can also use paneer or tofu instead of chicken.
Chicken Quesadilla
Quesadilla is my favourite, it is nothing but any filling placed inside some tortilla along with cheese and toasted or grilled to perfection. So delicious and cheese. I have shared few versions of quesadilla and this one is the simple one you could ever make.
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Ingredients for Chicken Quesadilla Recipe
- Tortilla - 2 (Click here for recipe)
- Olive Oil - 1 tablespoon + more for toasting quesadilla
- Garlic - 2 cloves chopped finely
- Onion - 1 medium size sliced thinly
- Capsicum / Bell Pepper - ½ sliced thinly
- Chicken - 1 boneless breast cut into small pieces
- Italian Seasoning - 1 tsp
- Tomato Ketchup - 3 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Red Chilli Flakes - 1 teaspoon + more
- Mozzarella Cheese as needed
How to Make Chicken Quesadilla Recipe
- Heat oil in a pan, add in garlic and saute for a min.
- Add in onions, bell peppers and saute for couple of mins.
- Now add in chicken and stir fry till it is done.
- Now add in ketchup, salt and chilli flakes. Mix that well till is well cooked. Filling done.
- Take a tortilla, spoon chicken filling on one side of the tortilla, top with onion, capsicum, italian seasoning, chilli flakes and cheese.
- Fold it over and brush oil on both sides of the tortilla.
- Now put this on heated grill pan and cook till it gets crispy and gets grill mark on both sides.
- Remove to a cutting board and cut into wedges.
- Serve.
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Chicken Quesadilla Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Tortilla
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 Onion sliced thinly
- ½ Capsicum / Bell Pepper sliced thinly
- 1 Chicken boneless breast cut into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 3 tablespoon Tomato Ketchup
- Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Flakes
- Mozzarella Cheese as needed
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan, add in garlic and saute for a min.
- Add in onions, bell peppers and saute for couple of mins.
- Now add in chicken and stir fry till it is done.
- Now add in ketchup, salt and chilli flakes. Mix that well till is well cooked. Filling done.
- Take a tortilla, spoon chicken filling on one side of the tortilla, top with onion, capsicum, italian seasoning, chilli flakes and cheese.
- Fold it over and brush oil on both sides of the tortilla.
- Now put this on heated grill pan and cook till it gets crispy and gets grill mark on both sides.
- Remove to a cutting board and cut into wedges.
- Serve.
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Chicken Quesadilla Step By Step
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| Heat oil in a pan, add in garlic |
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| add in onions and bell peppers |
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| saute for couple of mins |
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| add in cubed boneless chicken |
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| give a quick toss |
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| cook it till it is well cooked |
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| add in ketchup |
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| season with salt and red chilli flakes |
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| mix that well and cook till it is well mixed up...filling done |
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| Now take some tortilla, i used chapati |
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| spoon the chicken filling on one side |
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| sprinkle some onions |
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| some capsicum |
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| if you have you can sprinkle some italian seasoning |
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| now top with grated cheese |
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| sprinkle some more chilli flakes |
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| fold it |
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| press well |
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| oil both sides well |
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| place it in a preheated grill pan |
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| flip over and cook |
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| remove to a cutting board |
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| cut it like this |



































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