Spicy Chicken Quesadillas

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Serves 4 (serving size: 1 quesadilla and 1 tablespoon sour cream)
By Caroline Ford
January 2012
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

To make these quesadillas kid-friendly, omit the pickled jalapeño peppers.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast
  • 1/3 cup refrigerated fresh salsa
  • 1/4 cup canned no-salt-added black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/4 cup frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped pickled jalapeño pepper
  • 8 (6-inch) flour tortillas
  • 1 cup shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 372
  • Fat 14.1g
  • Satfat 6.2g
  • Monofat 5g
  • Polyfat 1.3g
  • Protein 24.2g
  • Carbohydrate 36.7g
  • Fiber 2.7g
  • Cholesterol 56mg
  • Iron 2.6mg
  • Sodium 743mg
  • Calcium 307mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl. Divide chicken mixture evenly over 4 tortillas. Sprinkle quesadillas evenly with cheese. Top with remaining 4 tortillas.

Step 2

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 1 quesadilla to pan; cook 1 minute on each side or until golden. Remove from pan, and repeat with remaining quesadillas. Serve with sour cream.

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Ratings & Reviews

Delicious Recipe- Vegetarian Option Too!

cwesmond
April 27, 2015
Absolutely love this recipe. It has all of the right elements. I also think it is very important when buying products such as corn, or other farm fresh produce, that you always look for local products! It's great to support your local farms, as well as your state! This recipe allows for many fresh ingredients that I could go pick up at the farmers market which I love. Additionally: If you wanted to lower your environmental impact even more, consider making this into a Vegetarian dish! I just tried it and it works very well.  Thanks for the great recipe!Cheers.

Kfoster325's Review

Jazzy1
January 22, 2015
Love these for an easy, weeknight meal and easily adaptable to what you have on hand (if you choose) or exactly as written.

daneanp's Review

daneanp
November 18, 2014
We like these occasionally - a great way to use up some left over roasted chicken. Makes for a quick and easy weeknight dinner. We usually have this with some cubed avocado and a side of fruit.

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larossdfw
March 20, 2014
This is very tasty. Quick and easy to make for a weeknight supper. I put a little extra salsa in the mix to make it easier to spread.

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Kfoster325
November 17, 2013
This is a favorite go-to on nights that I really don't have time to cook. So easy and very tasty.

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klmwx3
April 26, 2013
These were delicious. I agree with another reviewer, that the filling was not quite enough for 4 quesadillas. I found the serving size just right.

cwesmond's Review

steponme
October 22, 2012
One of our all-time favorite meals. I also make it with shrimp in place or along with the chicken. I am a non-cook, but I can make this recipe easily and quickly.

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magyargirl
March 31, 2012
These were okay, nothing to write home about. I've had better quesadillas.

Morganne8's Review

Lara
March 17, 2012
This was amazing. I found there was plenty to fill four quesadillas. I guess if you're using bigger tortillas than six inches it wouldn't be enough, but I found it to be plenty. super easy, super delicious : )

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Morganne8
March 09, 2012
AMAZING! I made it without the black beans and corn and it was still delicious.