Taco Bell Chicken Quesadillas (Light Version)

MarraMamba's Note:

This is a makeover of grandma2929's Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla into a lighter healthier and lower sodium version. I don't think flavor was compromised on here.

• Total Time: 18 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 tablespoons low-fat cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream or 1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons minced canned jalapeno slices
• 2 teaspoons jalapeno juice, from canned jalapeno slices
• 3/4 teaspoon Splenda granular
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 zucchini, sliced long thinly
• 1 onion, sliced
• 4 (8 inch) reduced-fat tortillas
• 1 cup light cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded

Directions:

1. Prepare creamy jalapeno sauce by combining all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and chill so that flavors develop. Stir occasionally.
2. Preheat your barbecue grill to medium heat Spray grill with low cal cooking spray.
3. Salt and pepper each side of each chicken breast and the vegetables.
4. Grill for 3-5 minutes per side.Lightly grill the vegetables until done. Cut zucchini in smaller slices. When chicken is done, slice it very thin.
5. When you are ready to build your quesadillas, preheat a 12" skillet over medium low heat.
6. When the pan is hot, lay one tortilla in the pan. Arrange about 1/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese and 1/4 cup of shredded cheese on half of the tortilla.
7. Arrange about 1/4 cup of sliced chicken and fourth of the vegetables over the cheese.
8. Spread about 1 tbls of jalapeno sauce over the tortilla on the half with no ingredients on it.
9. Fold the sauce-covered half of the tortilla onto the ingredients on the other half and press down with a spatula.
10. Cook for about 1 minute, then turn the quesadilla over and cook for a couple more minutes or until the cheese inside is melted.
11. Slice into 4 pieces and serve hot.
12. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

Reviews

[CaliforniaJan]

Loved these and the sauce really tasted great with the veggies and chicken. Thanks for posting, made for Everyday is a Holiday tag game.

[StephanieNS]

Well I'm going to have to be a little bit of a Debbie Downer here. I made the sauce exactly as stated (using the sour cream option) and to me it just seemed SOO sweet, and with the kind of odd aftertaste that Splenda has I found these quesadillas a little hard to get down :( I'm not even sure I would like it with regular sugar because pairing something that sweet with chicken just didn't wind up tasting good to me.

[Chef Pollo]

These were great! I added mushrooms b/c didn't have zucchini... but zuccs would be good too. Used cheddar and mozz, b/c what we had. Will be making these again. I wonder, too, if I could lower the sugar a bit w/out ruining flavour? Anyway, thx for the yummy recipe!