Basic Chicken Quesadilla

Ingredients

• Monterey cheese

  Includes Pepper Jack

  1 cup, shredded or 113g

• Cheddar cheese

  1 cup, shredded or 113g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  1 sprigs or 2g

• Tortillas

  Ready-to-bake or -fry, flour

  4 tortilla (approx 7-8" dia) or 184g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  1 breast, bone and skin removed or 236g

Directions

1. For a much quicker recipe, cook the chicken beforehand if possible, and shred it. Combine the cheeses in a medium bowl.
2. Heat a large frying pan over medium heat until hot, about 3 minutes. Place a tortilla in the pan and sprinkle with half of the chicken, half of the cilantro, and and half of the cheese mixture. Top with a second tortilla and cook until the underside of the bottom tortilla is golden brown in several spots and half of the cheese is melted, about 3 minutes. Using a spatula, carefully flip the quesadilla over and cook until the underside of the second tortilla is crisp and golden brown in several spots and all of the cheese is melted, about 2 to 3 minutes more.
3. Slide the quesadilla from the pan onto a cutting board and cut into wedges. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make a second quesadilla. Serve topped with guacamole, salsa, and sour cream, if desired.

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