Description
BBQ Chicken Quesadillas with Red Onion and Cilantro are crispy, cheesy, and packed with smoky sweet chicken, sharp onion, and fresh herbs. The tortilla turns golden while the inside stays melty and full of bold flavor.
Ingredients
2 large chicken breasts, cooked and sliced
4 large tortillas
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
1. If the chicken is not cooked, heat a pan with olive oil and cook chicken with garlic powder, salt, and black pepper until fully done, then let rest and slice.
2. Place sliced chicken in a bowl and mix with BBQ sauce until evenly coated.
3. Lay tortillas flat and add a layer of shredded cheese on one half.
4. Add BBQ chicken, then top with sliced red onion and chopped cilantro.
5. Sprinkle another light layer of cheese and fold the tortilla in half.
6. Heat a pan over medium heat and cook each quesadilla for a few minutes per side until golden and cheese is melted.
7. Remove from pan, let rest briefly, then slice and serve.
Notes
Use medium heat to allow cheese to melt without burning tortilla.
Layer cheese under and over filling for better structure.
Let quesadilla rest before slicing to keep filling intact.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 560mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: BBQ Chicken Quesadillas with Red Onion and Cilantro, BBQ chicken quesadilla, smoky chicken quesadilla, grilled BBQ quesadilla