Sunday, December 4, 2011

Chicken Quesadillas

Foods 10 - When completing your reflection discuss the advantages of making your own quesadillas rather than buying the premade ones from the grocery store.

PAA9 - When completing your reflection discuss the advantages of  pre-reading a recipe to determine what equipment is required.

Chicken Quesadillas


  • 90 g skinless, boneless chicken breast, diced
  • 7 g fajita seasoning
  • 3 ml vegetable oil
  • 3/8 green bell peppers, chopped
  • 3/8 red bell peppers, chopped
  • 1/4 onion, chopped
  • 2 (10 inch) flour tortillas
  • 45 g shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 g bacon bits
  • 45 g shredded Monterey Jack cheese

    1. Preheat the broiler. Grease a baking sheet.
    2. Toss the chicken with the fajita seasoning, then spread onto the baking sheet. Place under the broiler and cook until the chicken pieces are no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes.
    3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
    4. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the green bell peppers, red bell peppers, onion, and chicken. Cook and stir until the vegetables have softened, about 10 minutes.
    5. Layer half of each tortilla with the chicken and vegetable mixture, then sprinkle with the Cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and Monterey Jack. Fold the tortillas in half and Place onto a baking sheet.
    6. Bake quesadillas in the preheated oven until the cheeses have melted, about 10 minutes.
    Recipe retreived from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-quesadillas/detail.aspx.

















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