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Quesadillas with Left-Over Meat/Chicken (Awesome Sauce)

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Tastes very close to the Taco Bell Quesadilla sauce, but I like this one better! Makes great tasting quesadillas out of left over chicken, steak and roast! The sauce also tastes very good as a warm or cold dip.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cups Mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon Sliced Jalapeños, Minced (the Kind You Get In The Jars)
  • 2 teaspoons Jalapeno Juice (from Your Sliced Jalapenos)
  • ½ teaspoons Paprika
  • ½ teaspoons Ground Cumin
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • ⅛ teaspoons Cayenne Pepper
  • ½ teaspoons Sugar/sugar Substitute
  • 1 pinch Onion Powder
  • 4 whole Flour Tortillas
  • 2 cups Shredded Mixed Mexican Blend Cheese
  • 1 cup Cooked Chopped Chicken, Or Steak, Or Other Left-over Meat

Preparation

Combine the first 9 ingredients and stir until smooth.

To make Quesadillas:

Preheat skillet over medium heat. Lay tortilla into hot skillet and sprinkle half a side with about 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Add 1/4 cup chopped meat/chicken.
Spread about 1 Tablespoon of the sauce on the empty side of the tortilla. Fold the tortilla side that has the sauce on over the cheese and meat side.

Cook until the cheese gets melty. Carefully turn with a spatula and cook the other side for about a minute or so, just to crisp the tortilla up a little.

Cut into 4 wedges and enjoy. Repeat the process with the remaining tortillas.

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Aften Gardner on 8.8.2011

I made this tonight for supper it was delicious! The sauce was a tiny bit spicy for me but my husband loved it, said it was the best quesadilla he has ever had!

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determinedsara on 1.18.2010

Fantastic! I’m always looking for new recipes to use my leftover roast chicken and this one was perfect. It’s going into regular rotation!

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tennille on 11.9.2009

This sauce was SOOOO good!!! I didn’t add as much jalapeno(the one’s i had were super hot) but wish I would have!!! LOVED IT!!

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zimabeer on 8.30.2009

This was so simple, only 2 things I did different, 1. I used canned chicken cause I didn’t have other chicken, and instead of cooking in skillet, I used my quesadilla machine,,it cooks them perfectly. My hubby loved em, and we used jalapeno ranch dressing to dip them in…Very Good! Thanks

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Kelly on 8.4.2017

Oh my goodness, the sauce!!!! So good.

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Dyedinthewoolcook on 7.17.2012

The sauce is really awesome!!!

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Rachel Derksen on 4.16.2011

Had this for lunch again today! Sooo Good!

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katejudy311 on 2.27.2011

This recipe has caused a stir in my family. It is the best recipe for quesadillas and tastes just like Taco Bell’s sauce. We like it extra spicy!

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