BBQ Chicken Quesadillas
BBQ chicken pizza meets a quesadilla. Shredded chicken tossed in BBQ sauce with red onion, cilantro, and gooey melted cheese pressed between crispy tortillas. It’s messy, it’s delicious, and it takes 12 minutes. Use rotisserie chicken and you’re basically just assembling.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Rotisserie chicken makes this a 5-minute assembly job
- BBQ sauce does all the seasoning work
- Crispy tortilla, melted cheese, smoky chicken — unbeatable combo
- Kids and adults equally obsessed
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BBQ Chicken Quesadillas
Ingredients
- 2 large flour tortillas
- 1.5 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1/4 cup BBQ sauce
- 1.5 cups shredded Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
- Ranch dressing for dipping
Instructions
- Toss shredded chicken with BBQ sauce until well coated.
- Place a tortilla in a dry skillet over medium heat. Spread cheese, BBQ chicken, red onion, and cilantro on one half.
- Fold the tortilla over and press gently.
- Cook 3 minutes until the bottom is golden and crispy. Flip and cook another 3 minutes.
- Slice into wedges. Serve with ranch dressing for dipping.
Recipe Tips
- A dry skillet (no oil) gives the crispiest result — the cheese fat is enough.
- Don’t overfill or it won’t fold properly.
- Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce is the go-to, but any smoky BBQ sauce works.
- Add pickled jalapeños for heat.
Calories: 520 | Protein: 36g | Fat: 26g | Carbs: 34g
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Nutritional information is estimated and may vary based on ingredients used.
