Crispy Baked Chicken Fajita Quesadillas
Crispy chicken fajita quesadillas are oven-baked making it healthier and easier to make quesadillas for the whole family on a sheet pan!
Author: Gimmedelicious/Photo credit to gimmedelicious.com
Ingredients
- 3 small or 2 medium chicken breasts, pounded evenly
- 2 tablespoons fajita seasoning or see note below for fajita spice recipe
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ onion sliced
- 1 large bell pepper sliced (any color)
- 4 (8 inch) flour tortillas
- Olive oil spray
- 1 cup shredded cheese Mozzarella, Cheddar, Monterey jacket, Pepper jack, Mexican or taco blend
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400F. Grease a large baking sheet with cooking spray or olive oil and set aside.
- Place chicken and fajita spices in ziplock bag or large bowl and combine until chicken is fully coated.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large heavy-duty pan for at least 2 minutes. Add the chicken and cook on medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Cool for 4-5 minutes then chop into small pieces.
- Remove chicken from the pan and add the sliced onion and bell peppers to the same pan. Cook on high heat for 2-3 minutes or until lightly charred.
- Place the tortillas on the sheet pan and fill each half with ¼th of the chicken mixture, ¼th of the bell pepper mixture and ¼ cup of cheese. Fold and spray with cooking spray.
- Bake for 10 minutes, flip and bake for 10 more minutes. Remove from oven and serve immediately while hot. We like to dip them in salsa, sour-cream or guacamole. Enjoy!
