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Chicken Quesadillas

Flour tortillas filled with taco-seasoned chicken cooked with onion and pico de gallo, white queso, and lime-mayo aioli.

Finished chicken quesadillas cut open to show chicken, pico de gallo, and melted cheese
Example photo · a visual reference for the finished dish.

Ingredients

Chicken filling

  • 1 lb chicken, sliced small
  • 1 onion, diced
  • Pico de gallo, as needed
  • Taco seasoning, as needed
  • Grande flour tortillas, as needed
  • White shredded queso cheese, as needed
  • Butter, for the griddle

Lime-mayo aioli

  • Mayonnaise
  • Lime juice
  • Salt
  • Black pepper

Instructions

  1. Stir together mayonnaise, lime juice, salt, and black pepper to make the aioli.
  2. Cook the sliced chicken, diced onion, and pico de gallo together in a skillet until the chicken is cooked through and the onion is softened. Add taco seasoning and stir to coat.
  3. Butter a griddle. Spread aioli on a tortilla, add chicken filling and white shredded queso to one side, then fold the tortilla over the filling.
  4. Cook on the buttered griddle, turning once, until the tortilla is golden and the cheese is melted. Repeat with the remaining filling and tortillas.

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