Description
These BBQ Chicken Quesadillas are cheesy, melty, saucy perfection loaded with smoky chicken, sweet red onions, and crisped in butter until golden. Dinner hits the table in about 20 minutes and disappears even faster.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ½ cup sliced red onion
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded or chopped
- ½ cup BBQ sauce
- 2 large flour tortillas (10–12 inch)
- 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 2 cups shredded cheddar-jack cheese
- Optional: cilantro, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, ranch dip
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium. Add red onion and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in chicken and BBQ sauce, cook until heated through, then remove from heat.
- Spread butter on one side of each tortilla.
- Heat a clean skillet over medium. Place one tortilla butter-side down, sprinkle cheese over half, add chicken mixture, top with more cheese, and fold in half.
- Cook 2–3 minutes per side until golden and crispy and cheese is melted.
- Let cool briefly, slice into wedges, and serve with favorite dips.
Notes
Use rotisserie or leftover chicken to save time. Keep finished quesadillas warm in a low oven while cooking the rest. Add veggies or spice to customize.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10–15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 75mg