Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Chicken Quesadillas

Making quesadillas are funny and easy, and a great way to have Mexican food while avoiding making a total mess like you tend to do with tacos! We quite enjoyed having these last week, unfortunately we only had salsa to eat with it, but next time we will do the works with sour cream and guacamole as well.

Ingredients: 180g skinless, boneless chicken breast, diced into small cubes
3/8 packet fajita seasoning
1-1/4 teaspoons olive oil
3/8 onion, chopped
4 (10 inch) flour tortillas
100g baby spinach leaves
240g shredded tasty (cheddar) cheese
1/2 corn kernels, cooked
Other optional toppings: capsicum, bacon bits, mushrooms, monterey jack cheese

Method:
1. Preheat the broiler. Grease a baking sheet.
2. Toss the chicken with the fajita seasoning, then spread onto the baking sheet. Place under the broiler and cook until the chicken pieces are no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

4. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onions and chicken. Cook and stir until the onions have softened, about 5 minutes.

5. Brush a thin layer of olive oil on one side of the tortilla. Turn tortilla over.
6. Layer half of each tortilla with the chicken and onion mixture, then top with baby spinach, corn kernels and tasty cheese. Fold the tortillas in half and place onto a baking sheet.

7. Bake quesadillas in the preheated oven until the cheeses have melted, about 10 minutes.

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