Description
Crispy golden quesadillas filled with smoky chicken, melted cheese, and sweet onions, served with a creamy avocado sauce that brings everything together in every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheese
- 4 small flour tortillas
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- ½ cup smoky tomato sauce
- 2 whole avocados
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat a skillet over medium heat.
- In a bowl, mix shredded chicken with smoky tomato sauce until evenly coated.
- Add olive oil to the skillet and sauté the sliced onions until soft and lightly golden.
- Lay one tortilla flat, add chicken mixture, sautéed onions, and shredded cheese, then top with another tortilla.
- Place the quesadilla in the skillet and cook until both sides are golden and the cheese is fully melted.
- In a blender, combine avocados, sour cream, cilantro, and lime juice, then blend until smooth and creamy.
- Remove the quesadilla, let it rest briefly, then slice into triangles.
- Serve warm with avocado crema on the side.
Notes
- Use freshly grated cheese for better melting texture.
- Keep the heat moderate to avoid burning the tortilla.
- Do not overfill the quesadilla to make flipping easier.
- Let the quesadilla rest before slicing to keep the filling intact.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: chicken quesadilla, al pastor style quesadilla, avocado crema quesadilla, easy quesadilla recipe, cheesy chicken tortilla