Description
This Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla recipe features tender shredded chicken mixed with a creamy jalapeño sauce, melted cheese, and warm flour tortillas, making a deliciously cheesy and mildly spicy meal ready in just 25 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) sour cream
- 3 tbsp (45 ml) pickled jalapeño juice
- 3 tbsp (15 g) pickled jalapeños (minced)
- 1 clove garlic (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp cayenne powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 8 medium flour tortillas
- 4 cups (800 g) shredded rotisserie chicken
- 4 cups (460 g) shredded cheese blend
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, pickled jalapeño juice, minced pickled jalapeños, garlic, cumin, smoked paprika, cayenne powder, salt, and pepper. Stir thoroughly until fully blended. Taste and adjust seasoning according to preference.
- If using rotisserie or leftover cooked chicken, shred it using two forks or your hands. Transfer the shredded chicken into a medium bowl and mix in part or all of the jalapeño sauce until the mixture becomes creamy. Reserve any leftover sauce for dipping.
- Heat a skillet over medium heat. Place one flour tortilla on the skillet, then layer some shredded cheese, the creamy chicken mixture, more cheese, and top with another tortilla. Cook until the bottom tortilla turns golden brown, about 1 minute. Carefully flip the quesadilla and cook for another 30 to 60 seconds until golden and the cheese is melted.
- Continue assembling and cooking the remaining quesadillas the same way. Once cooked, slice each quesadilla into wedges if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy your cheesy, flavorful quesadillas!
Notes
- Use cooked chicken as per your preference
- Adjust jalapeño sauce for more or less spiciness
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Tex-Mex
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 70mg