Creamy Mini Chicken Quesadillas
Here's an easy recipe for mini chicken quesadillas that you can serve at a party or as a snack with a side of crema and/or pico de gallo.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound Cooked chicken breast (8 ounces)
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese mix
- 1 tablespoon red onion chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and chopped
- 1 tablespoon chili or taco seasoning
- 12 5 inch flour tortillas
- olive oil spray
Crema
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice and zest approx. 1/2 lime
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
Instructions
- Make the crema by whisking together sour cream, lime juice, zest, and hot sauce. Set in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- In a food processor chop the red onion and jalapeno pepper. Scrape the bowl.
- Add the chicken and process. Scrape the bowl.
- Add the cheese and spices and process. Scrape the bowl and process one more time.
- Spray one side of the tortillas with olive oil then flip over and place on a baking sheet.
- Place 2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture on the bottom half of each tortilla. Then fold over the top half of the tortilla.
- Place the quesadillas in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove and slice each filled tortilla in half.
- Transfer to a platter and serve with crema, pico de gallo, fresh lime, cilantro and/or salsa.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 84kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 5gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 131mgPotassium: 55mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 127IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 1mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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