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Chicken Fajita Quesadillas

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Fajitas and quesadillas. The best of both worlds.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE FAJITA SAUCE:
  • 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 cloves Garlic, Diced
  • ¼ teaspoons Ground Cumin
  • ¼ teaspoons Salt
  • ¼ teaspoons Ground Black Pepper
  • 1  Lime, Juiced
  • ½ teaspoons Onion Powder
  • 2 teaspoons Chipotle Chili Powder
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon Sugar
  • FOR THE CHICKEN FAJITAS:
  • ½  Red Bell Pepper, Seeded And Cut In Strips
  • ½  Yellow Bell Pepper, Seeded And Cut In Strips
  • 1  Green Bell Pepper (Seeded And Cut In Strips)
  • 1  Jalapeno, Seeded And Cut In Strips
  • ½  Red Onion, Sliced
  • 2 cloves Garlic, Sliced
  • 1  Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast (Cut In Strips)
  • FOR THE QUESADILLAS:
  • 6  Medium Size Flour Tortillas
  • 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • ¾ cups Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese

Preparation

For the fajita sauce:
In a medium size bowl, add all the ingredients and whisk together. Set aside. Add peppers, onion and garlic into the bowl with the fajita sauce. Mix the veggies in with the sauce and let it marinate for about an hour.

For the chicken fajita quesadillas:
Heat a large skillet on medium heat. Once the skillet is hot, add the veggies from the marinade reserving the liquid. Stir as the veggies cook for about 2 minutes. Next spoon the veggies toward the sides of the pan leaving the middle of the pan empty. Add the chicken to the middle of the pan and stir as it cooks. Once the chicken starts to brown, add about ¼ cup of the fajita sauce from the veggie bowl. Stir all ingredients until the chicken is thoroughly cooked (about 8 minutes).

Remove the fajitas from the skillet and rinse it clean for use again warming the quesadillas. Heat the skillet on low to medium heat and add a tortilla in the bottom of the pan. Spread some of the fajita mixture on top of the tortilla. Top with 1/3 of the cheese. Top with another tortilla and let it warm in the pan until the cheese starts to melt. Carefully turn over the tortilla and let the other side warm until the cheese melts. Remove the quesadilla to a plate. Repeat the process with the remaining tortillas and filling ingredients. Cut the quesadillas in quarters and serve while hot.

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ALilBitofEverything on 1.30.2018

I doubled the sauce, used 1 whole green, red, and yellow bell pepper, 1 yellow onion, 5 BSCB, and garlic powder (everything else as is). I put it in the crockpot on low for 6 hrs so it could cook while I was at work and I could just make the quesadillas when I got home. Fantastic! I will add this to my recipe bank. Thanks!

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