You too can have flavor packed chicken quesadillas with perfect grill marks without spending a dime at the local chain restaurants. Oh, and these taste better.
Take all those ‘yo’ mamma jokes’ and put the word lazy in there instead of mom and you pretty much have me summed up right now. I’ve been so lazy, coming home and whipping up a grilled cheese sounds like work. There’s been a lot of cash wasted at take outs and crappy bars lately. Too much. And who leaves on of those dives satisfied and happy that they wasted an hour while the waitress made sure to bend over no less than 10 times in case the tip wasn’t going to be big enough? Generally, not me (unless one to many rail drinks have been consumed). Carbs slathered in cheese with a bacon ranch sauce. Well hell. I can make that at home! And now that the bank is declining my card… I just have to.
Until the next pay day – Grill that.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped cooked chicken try using leftover smoked chicken
- 8 flour tortillas
- 1 tsp Montreal Chicken Seasoning
- 1/4 red pepper diced
- 1/4 green pepper diced
- 1/4 onion diced
- 1/3 cup black beans drained and rinsed
- 3 scallions sliced
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese or pepper jack if you're feeling feisty
- Guacamole Salsa, Sour Cream for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat grill to high. Clean grate.
- Meanwhile, arrange all chicken (sprinkled with seasoning), peppers, onions, black beans, scallions and cheese evenly over 4 tortillas.
- Top with another tortilla and press to even things out and make sure the centers aren't bulging.
- Back at the grill, reduce heat to medium and carefully place quesadillas on grill.
- Press like you are making a panini. Grill 3 to 4 minutes
- Flip and continue to grill until cheese is melted and everything is heated through.
- Remove from grill, and on a cutting board, slice into even portions with a pizza cutter.
- Serve with fixins.
Nutrition
Tieghan says
I want these for lunch!! They look awesome!!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
The only problem is that I don’t own a grill, or a grill pan. Maybe the George Foreman will work? But I feel ya, it’s pay day today for me and it was a rough week leading up to it. Especially since I went to a bachelorette party.
Kita says
Oooh do you have the one that can flip surfaces? Either way the GF should work great!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
Yea I have the one that can interchange plates to the waffle iron and what not.
Angel says
Love your writing style
Love the recipe
Angel
sydney.
Melanie says
Hi, what is the “Montreal” Chicken Seasoning you refer to in this recipe (Grilled Chicken Quesadillas)? Is it purchased (if so, where?) or is it a mixture of spices that we are to make?
Thank you in advance for your help & time!
Regards,
Melanie
Kita says
Hi Melanie,
McCormick makes a seasoning blend. A lot of markets carry it, but if your local shop doesn’t you can find it on amazon. (here’s a link). They have several blends I use a lot when I’m just quickly spicing up a weeknight recipe! 🙂