Sunday, May 4, 2014

Quesadillas

When my son played high school football, I made trays and trays of these and delivered them after practice to the boys staying for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting.  They were always well received.

Basic Ingredients:
Flour tortillas (size that fits flat in your skillet)
Shredded Mexican Cheese (or your choice of cheese)
Chicken, cooked and shredded (deli chickens are good for this)
cooking spray
non-stick skillet

Optional:
diced green chilies
sliced black olives
onions
Sour Cream and Salsa to serve as condiments

When making a large batch (like to feed a group of hungry teenagers), I mixed my filling all together in a large bowl.  When making one or two quesadillas, this is more the method I follow:
1. Spray skillet with cooking spray, pre-heat skillet until hot.
2.  Lay a tortilla in the skillet and let warm up for a minute or so.  Flip to the other side.
3.  On only half the tortilla, Sprinkle some cheese.  Add the chicken (and any other ingredients you want).  Sprinkle a little more cheese, then fold the empty half of the tortilla over the filling.
4.  Using a spatula, press down on the top of the folded tortilla to help the cheese melt and the two halves of the tortilla stick together.  When lightly browned on the bottom, use the spatula to gently flip the quesadilla to brown the other side.
5.  Remove to a plate and cut into 3-5 wedges (depending on the size of the tortilla used).  Serve with sour cream, salsa and/or guacamole on the side.

Enjoy.


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