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Jalapeño Chicken Quesadillas

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on April 19, 2017

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Jalapeño Chicken Quesadillas

Ingredients

1 (2 ½-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups)8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (2 cups)¾ cup jarred pickled jalapeños, chopped fine½ cup fresh corn kernels4 scallions, sliced thin¼ teaspoon pepper 4 (10-inch) flour tortillas 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Before You Begin

Serve with sour cream and salsa.

Instructions

  1. Combine chicken, Monterey Jack, jalapeños, corn, scallions, and pepper in bowl. Spread 1 heaping cup chicken mixture over half of each tortilla, leaving 1/2-inch border at edge. Fold tortillas over filling, pressing firmly to seal.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Place 2 quesadillas in skillet, weigh down with large saucepan, and cook until browned and cheese has melted, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to cutting board. Repeat with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and remaining 2 quesadillas. Cut into wedges and serve.
Jalapeño Chicken Quesadillas

Jalapeño Chicken Quesadillas

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 (2 ½-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups)
8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (2 cups)
¾ cup jarred pickled jalapeños, chopped fine
½ cup fresh corn kernels
4 scallions, sliced thin
¼ teaspoon pepper
4 (10-inch) flour tortillas
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Ingredients

1 (2 ½-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups)
8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (2 cups)
¾ cup jarred pickled jalapeños, chopped fine
½ cup fresh corn kernels
4 scallions, sliced thin
¼ teaspoon pepper
4 (10-inch) flour tortillas
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Ingredients

1 (2 ½-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups)
8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (2 cups)
¾ cup jarred pickled jalapeños, chopped fine
½ cup fresh corn kernels
4 scallions, sliced thin
¼ teaspoon pepper
4 (10-inch) flour tortillas
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Why This Recipe Works

Weighing the quesadillas down with a heavy pot evens out the cooking and promotes crispy tortillas.

Before You Begin

Serve with sour cream and salsa.

Instructions

  1. Combine chicken, Monterey Jack, jalapeños, corn, scallions, and pepper in bowl. Spread 1 heaping cup chicken mixture over half of each tortilla, leaving 1/2-inch border at edge. Fold tortillas over filling, pressing firmly to seal.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Place 2 quesadillas in skillet, weigh down with large saucepan, and cook until browned and cheese has melted, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to cutting board. Repeat with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and remaining 2 quesadillas. Cut into wedges and serve.

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