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Saturday, June 13, 2015

Bennigan's Chicken Quesadilla

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 8 flour tortillas
  • 1 large ripe tomato
  • 1/2 onion
  • spreadable butter
  • 1 lb mozzarella cheddar blend cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 package old el paso fajita seasoning mix
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 -3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced
  • pace cilantro salsa, to taste

Recipe

  • 1 fry chicken in a pan coated with cooking spray or olive oil.
  • 2 after chicken is cooked, add water and seasoning to the pan.
  • 3 sauce will thicken slightly after a few minutes.
  • 4 set the chicken and sauce aside while preparing the other ingredients.
  • 5 butter one side of all the tortillas and set aside.
  • 6 dice the tomato and the onion, mix and also set aside.
  • 7 place a tortilla, buttered side down, on hot pan or griddle.
  • 8 layer ingredient in the following order on the tortilla: cheese, chicken and sauce, tomato/onion mixture, cheese, salsa.
  • 9 top with another tortilla, buttered side up.
  • 10 once the cheese starts to bubble from the sides of the quesadilla it typically is time to flip it.
  • 11 be careful to keep everything together while flipping.
  • 12 i used a spatula underneath (in one hand) and some tongs to hold the quesadilla together (in the other hand) and flipped quickly.
  • 13 shell should be crunchy and a golden color.
  • 14 if you find that the quesadilla is semi plump in the center, simply press down with spatula once you have flipped it.
  • 15 let stand for a few moments and then cut into quarters, serve with your choice of sour cream, guacamole or salsa for dipping.

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