15-MINUTE EASY CHICKEN QUESADILLA RECIPE

15-MINUTE EASY CHICKEN QUESADILLA RECIPE
This easy chicken quesadilla is the best and ready in 15 minutes – cheesy, creamy, spicy, healthy-ish and super delicious. Plus the quesadilla recipe is so simple to make for a quick cozy weeknight dinner!
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup shredded chicken
  • 2 Tbsp cream cheese
  • 1½ tbsp tomato paste
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • ⅓ tsp cumin
  • ⅓ tsp coriander
  • ½ tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1 jalapeno, chopped
  • ½ cup chopped arugula
  • handful basil leaves or some chopped dill
  • ½ cup shredded cheese
  • 2 flour tortillas
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl mix the cream cheese, garlic, tomato paste, cumin, coriander and crushed red pepper, a tsp of water until smooth.
  2. Add the chicken, basil (or dill), chopped jalapeno and the arugula to the mix.
  3. Spread ½ of the mixture on one half of a flour tortilla and top with cheese of your choice - mine was mozzarella. Repeat for the other tortilla.
  4. Fold each tortilla in half and toast in a non-stick pan with olive oil until golden brown. Flip and toast on the other side as well.
  5. Slice in 3-4 pieces and serve like this, or with guacamole.

 

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