Description
Delicious quesadillas filled with savory chicken, gooey cheese, and spicy-sweet hot honey, perfect for busy weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- Cooking oil of choice
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs (or chicken breasts)
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
- BBQ seasoning blend
- 3 tablespoons BBQ sauce (plus more to drizzle in quesadillas)
- 2 tablespoons hot honey (plus more to drizzle in quesadillas)
- 4 large burrito size flour tortillas
- 3 cups shredded cheese of choice
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro (optional)
- Optional toppings: sour cream, jalapenos
Instructions
- Preheat your griddle to medium. Add your cooking oil, then toss in the chicken along with kosher salt, pepper, and BBQ seasoning. Cook for 6 minutes, mixing a few times with spatulas until the chicken is tender and fragrant.
- Drizzle in the BBQ sauce and hot honey, letting the flavors meld together. Cook for an additional 2 minutes, stirring well to coat the chicken in that tangy-sweet goodness.
- Remove the chicken from the griddle, scrape it clean, and lower the heat to medium-low.
- Add a bit more cooking oil, then lay the tortillas flat on the griddle. Sprinkle half of the shredded cheese on one side of each tortilla.
- Load each tortilla with the chicken, adding a drizzle of extra BBQ sauce and hot honey. If you’re feeling a little zesty, toss in the chopped cilantro. Top with the remaining cheese.
- Fold the empty side of each tortilla over the filled side, cooking the quesadillas for about a minute or two per side until the cheese has melted and the tortillas are crisped to your liking.
- Once done, remove them from the griddle and slice into wedges. Serve with optional toppings like sour cream or jalapenos for that extra kick!
Notes
Make-Ahead Magic: Prepare the chicken mixture in advance and store it in the fridge for a quick meal during busy evenings. Allow quesadillas to sit for a minute after cooking before slicing to let the cheese set.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Griddling
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 530
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 85mg