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One-Pan Baja Chicken Quesadillas
Spicy
Easy Prep & Clean
One-Pan Baja Chicken Quesadillas

with Chicken Thighs, Salsa Fresca, Lime Crema & Hot Sauce

5 min
Difficulty: 1/3
Mexican

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 thighs 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.

Allergens

Wheat
Milk
Soy

Utensils

Paper Towel
Large Pan
Zester
Small Bowl
Medium Bowl

Tags

Spicy
Easy Prep & Clean
Dinners
Birthday-party
Ingredients
Onion

Onion

1 unit

Diced Chicken Thighs

Diced Chicken Thighs

10 ounce

Blackening Spice

Blackening Spice

1 tablespoon

Lime

Lime

1 unit

Tomato

Tomato

1 unit

Sour Cream

Sour Cream

3 tablespoon

Flour Tortillas

Flour Tortillas

2 unit

Pepper Jack Cheese

Pepper Jack Cheese

0.5 cup

Mexican Cheese Blend

Mexican Cheese Blend

0.5 cup

Hot Sauce

Hot Sauce

1 teaspoon

Cooking Oil

Cooking Oil

1 tablespoon

Butter

Butter

1 tablespoon

Salt

Salt

Pepper

Pepper

Preparation
1
Prep

• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and finely dice onion.

2
Cook Filling

• Reserve 2 TBSP onion (4 TBSP for 4 servings) for Step 3. • Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. 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.

3
Make Salsa Fresca

• 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 as much reserved onion as you like. Season with salt and pepper.

4
Make Lime Crema

• 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.

5
Make Quesadillas

• Place tortillas on a clean work surface. Evenly sprinkle pepper jack and Mexican cheese blend 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.

6
Finish & Serve

• 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 165º.***

Nutrition per serving

820

kcal

Calories

49

g

Fat

22

g

Saturated Fat

44

g

Carbohydrate

7

g

Sugar

2

g

Dietary Fiber

45

g

Protein

215

mg

Cholesterol

1000

mg

Sodium

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