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One-Pan Baja Chicken Quesadillas
One-Pan Baja Chicken Quesadillas

One-Pan Baja Chicken Quesadillas

with Salsa Fresca, Lime Crema & Hot Sauce

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamPublished on September 19, 2023

Making a fine quesadilla is easy (just ask your college self—all you needed was a tortilla, whatever cheese you happened to have on hand, and a microwave). Making a great quesadilla, however, requires just a bit more finesse. Take this one, for instance. It’s golden and crispy on the outside (thanks, butter!) and filled with spiced chicken and two kinds of melty cheese. The finishing touches? Spoonfuls of fresh tomato salsa and a drizzle of tangy lime crema. It’s a classic… just a little bit better.

Tags:
Spicy
Easy Cleanup
Easy Prep
Allergens:
Milk
Soy
Wheat

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total Time30 minutes
Prep Time5 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

1 unit

Red Onion

10 ounce

Chopped Chicken Breast

1 tablespoon

Blackening Spice

1 unit

Lime

1 unit

Tomato

3 tablespoon

Sour Cream

(Contains: Milk)

2 unit

Flour Tortillas

(Contains: Soy, Wheat)

½ cup

Pepper Jack Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

½ cup

Mexican Cheese Blend

(Contains: Milk)

1 teaspoon

Hot Sauce

Not included in your delivery

1 tablespoon

Cooking Oil

1 tablespoon

Butter

(Contains: Milk)

Salt

Pepper

Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Calories820 kcal
Fat46 g
Saturated Fat21 g
Carbohydrate49 g
Sugar7 g
Dietary Fiber2 g
Protein50 g
Cholesterol190 mg
Sodium970 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Paper Towel
Large Pan
Medium Bowl
Zester
Small Bowl

Instructions

Prep
1

• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and finely dice onion. • Pat chicken* dry with paper towels.

Cook Filling
2

• Set aside 2 TBSP onion (4 TBSP for 4 servings). • Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken, Blackening Spice, remaining onion, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. • Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.

Make Salsa Fresca
3

• While chicken cooks, finely dice tomato. Zest and quarter lime. • In a medium bowl, combine tomato, juice from one lime wedge (two lime wedges for 4), and 1 TBSP reserved onion (3 TBSP for 4 servings); add more onion to taste. Season with salt and pepper.

Make Lime Crema
4

• In a small bowl, combine sour cream, juice from one lime wedge (two lime wedges for 4 servings), and lime zest to taste. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

Make Quesadillas
5

• Place tortillas on a clean work surface. Evenly sprinkle pepper jack and Mexican cheese onto one half of each tortilla. Top cheese with filling, then fold tortillas in half to create quesadillas. • Heat a drizzle of oil and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in pan used for filling over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add quesadillas and cook until golden brown on the first side, 1-2 minutes. Flip and cook 1 minute more. • Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.

Finish & Serve
6

• Transfer quesadillas to a cutting board; slice into thirds and divide between plates. Serve with salsa, lime crema, and hot sauce to taste. Serve with any remaining lime wedges on the side.

Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.

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