Smoked Cheddar Quesadillas

Submitted by ngdarlen

"Very simple recipe that I came up with after getting tired of the plain ole cheese Quesadillas,less is more when it comes to these,only 3 filling ingredients!!Enjoy"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• burrito size flour tortilla (the very large ones)
• 3⁄4 lb smoked cheddar cheese
• 1 lb Mexican blend cheese, sold in preshredded packages
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 onion
• salt and black pepper
• Mexican oregano
• cumin
• garlic powder

directions

1. Slice chicken breast into thin pieces and add spices,tossing to coat, refrigerate for about 30 minutes.Shred cheeses.
2. Peel onion and slice in half,then slice the onion thin,place in skillet on med heat with 2T olive oil and caramelize,usually takes about 10-15 minutes.
3. In a seperate skillet (I like to use my cast iron) add 2T olive oil,put on medium high heat till skillet gets hot,add chicken breasts and sear on both sides till done,you want the chicken to be blackened but not burnt,this should take about 5 minutes,just make sure the skillet is hot.
4. To prepare the quesadillas butter one side of flour tortilla and place in skillet or griddle on medium high heat,butter side down.
5. Add 1/3- 2/3c mexican blend cheese to tortilla, (sprinkling around the whole tortilla),then add the smoked cheddar,about 1/4c (do not overdo the smoked cheddar because it will be to strong).
6. Add the chicken pieces (just handful or however much you like) to one side of the tortilla,like you are making an omelet,then follow suit with the onions,as much as you like.
7. Fold tortilla over as in an omelet and"fry" till lightly brown and crispy,then flip over and do the other side.
8. Slice into wedges and serve with sour cream,salsa,guacamole.
9. This recipe will make 3-4 large tortillas,depending on how much ingredients you use per tortilla,the amount I have posted is only a guideline,use as little or as much as your liking.

Reviews

[callmelou]

very good. we added extra onion because we love grilled onions. other than that I followed the recipe to the letter and it was wonderful. thank you for the recipe.

 

[jennyb5149]

We loved this recipe!! The smoked cheddar really gave it that "something special" that is missing in most quesadilla recipes. I didn't know what mexican oregano was and found out I was out of cumin once I started making the recipe, so I just tossed in (not measuring) some hot chili powder, red pepper flakes, garlic powder and taco seasoning. I also added olive oil and lime juice to make it more of marinade so my chicken didn't blacken as well. My boyfriend wanted me to tell people that he would have used a bit less onion. I told him that I added the onion in an amount to my liking and next time he can add his own ingredients. He did say, though, that it was a keeper - and that's saying a lot because he is very hard to please.

 

[*OzMan*]

These are great, easy and hit the spot with my craving for mexican items this weekend. Thank you! :)

 

[TOOLBELT DIVA]

I LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT. @ngdarlen, this is great. I made it for brekky this morning.... I did not know what you meant by Mexican Oregano, so I used freshly chopped cilantro with excellent results. So simple and not time consuming. Thanks @ngdarlen, this is great with many possibilities for variation... I shall be making this one again... Perfect when in a hurry, and yet nourishing.... even without guacamole or sour cream... I used my own salsa and the ingredients complimented each other.

 

[icetea]

very easy to make and very good. my mom is making it tonight. thanks for posting such a great recipe.