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Quesadilla with chicken and cheese

Quesadilla with chicken and cheese

Quesadilla with chicken and cheese – a crispy flatbread with a hearty filling of chicken breast cooked in tomato sauce, with gooey melted cheese and aromatic vegetables. This Mexican dish captivates with a wonderful combination of flavors.

Caloric content: 166 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Yield2 servings.
Time20 minutes.
CuisineMexican.

Ingredients

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  • chicken fillet - 200 g;
  • Gouda cheese - 100-150 g;
  • onion - 1 pc;
  • tomato - 1 pc;
  • red bell pepper - 1 piece;
  • dill - a few twigs;
  • green onion feathers - to taste;
  • tomato paste - 1-2 tbsp. (to taste);
  • salt - to taste;
  • tortillas - 2 pcs;
  • ground black pepper;
  • olive oil - 2-3 tbsp.

Preparation

  1. Lay out all the products you will need to prepare the quesadilla with chicken and cheese. You can use store-bought tortillas or homemade. In extreme cases, you can replace tortillas with thin round lavash.
    ingredients for making quesadilla with chicken and cheese - photo step 1
  2. Remove all the peel from the onion, and chop the cleaned onion head finely with a knife. Discard the seeds from the pepper pod and cut the sections into small cubes. Now chop the tomato into small cubes as well.
    chopped tomato, onion, and pepper - photo step 2
  3. Sauté the onion and pepper in a small amount of oil for 2-3 minutes until the pepper is soft, then add the tomato and cook for a couple more minutes.
    frying onion, pepper, and tomato - photo step 3
  4. Then transfer the vegetables from the pan to a plate, adding the finely chopped dill.
    fried vegetables with dill - photo step 4
  5. Rinse the chicken fillet and dry with paper towels, then cut it into strips (about 1 cm thick). Place in a pan with oil. Stirring, fry on high heat on all sides until cooked through and golden brown. Then add salt, pepper, and the tomato paste. If the tomato paste is too thick for you, you can add a little water. Mix everything and leave on the heat for 1 minute.
    fried chicken fillet - photo step 5
  6. Transfer the chicken in tomato sauce to a plate with the sautéed vegetables and mix. Before we start forming, let the vegetable filling cool slightly so that the hot mass does not tear the flatbread.

    making quesadilla - photo step 6
  7. Generously sprinkle one half of the tortilla surface with cheese, grated on a coarse grater.
    making quesadilla - photo step 7
  8. On top of the cheese, now place a portion of the chicken with sauce and vegetables. Sprinkle with a pinch of chopped green onion feathers on top.
    making quesadilla - photo step 8
  9. Sprinkle with cheese on top.
    making quesadilla - photo step 9
  10. Forming the quesadilla is simple: cover the filling on the flatbread with the free half. We get a semicircle shape.
    making quesadilla - photo step 10
  11. Lightly oil the pan (with olive oil) and now place the prepared quesadillas on the hot pan. Fry the bottom side until golden brown for a few minutes.
    making quesadilla - photo step 11
  12. Flip the quesadillas and fry the other side until golden-brown.
    making quesadilla - photo step 12
  13. Quesadillas with chicken and cheese are ready. For convenience, cut the appetizer into triangles. Enjoy your meal!

    Quesadilla with chicken and cheese

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