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Grilled Chicken Quesadillas with Corn and Black Beans

Tue, 2007-08-07 23:36 by Tammy   Tags:
Recipe Name: 
Grilled Chicken Quesadillas with Corn and Black Beans
Picture: 
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Description: 

Crispy flour tortillas with a flavorful filling of grilled chicken, corn, black beans, and cheese, best enjoyed with toppings of sour cream and salsa!

Yield: 

6 (whole) quesadillas -- about 3 full servings

Ingredients: 

1 can (15 ounces, or about 1 1/4 cups freshly cooked) black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 of a 15-ounce can of corn, drained
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup cooked chicken*, chopped into thin, small pieces
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
12 flour tortillas (soft taco size)
Sour cream, for serving
Salsa, for serving

Instructions: 

1. Combine the first 7 ingredients in a bowl for the filling.

2. Coat 1 side of the tortillas with a small bit of olive or vegetable oil. Lay half of the tortillas, oil side down, on cookie sheets.

3. Spoon filling mixture onto tortilla,s dividing evenly among them. Top with remaining tortillas, oil side up.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until filling is warm and melted and tortillas start browning. Flip quesadillas halfway through the cooking time to brown both sides of the quesadillas.

5. Cut each quesadilla into quarters with a pizza cutter and serve with salsa and sour cream.

Grilled Chicken Quesadillas with Corn and Black Beans
Additional Notes: 

This recipe was submitted to TammysRecipes.com by Jessica C. She writes, "These summer quesadillas are so easy and fast to make up and they are wonderful! I recently came up with this recipe when trying to use some of the grilled chicken breasts I have in my freezer. This makes an awesome lunch served with sour cream and salsa."

*Jessica notes, "I use one large grilled chicken breast and the flavor is awesome."

Preparation Time: 

15 minutes

Cooking Time: 

15-20 minutes

Tammy's Review: 

These quesadillas are simple to make, and very tasty! I didn't brush the tortillas with oil (because I didn't want oil residue left on my baking sheets) and they were still very good. :)

I added salt and pepper to the filling, and didn't measure the cheese, so I probably used a bit more than 2 cups. ;) This is a great way to use up leftover grilled chicken, and, as Jessica suggests, serving with sour cream and salsa (or even plain tomatoes!) fits perfectly!

My rating: 10/10.

Average vote based on 2 reviews.
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User Reviews
10
out of 10
Loved this!

I love any kind of mexican/spanish style foods. This was so easy to make. I had a few family members over on a Sunday after noon and thought I'd try something new. We all loved it. Even the kids asked for more :)


by LizJ on Mon, 2009-03-30 14:22
10
out of 10
Yummy!

I made this for lunch, I changed a couple things, like I topped it with some avacado as well and chopped a few fresh garden tomatoes in the filling as well. I cooked it on top of the stove as I did not want to heat up the oven for a small thing, in a cast iron pan, it worked great! It was the perfect lunch, very filling and satisfying!


by Martha Artyomenko on Wed, 2007-08-08 13:09

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