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My Go To Dinner: Cheesy Chicken and Veggie Quesadillas

03/04/2016 by The Mama Maven

Scenario: It’s 6PM, your kids are hungry, and you realize you have no idea what to make for dinner. Before you reach for your smartphone to order in something that’s probably unhealthy, how about making quesadillas? If you use whole wheat tortillas, organic chicken, lots of veggies and some cheddar, it’s pretty healthy. And super quick.

Cheesy Chicken and Veggie Quesadillas

The other night I made a delicious organic chicken. However, it was pretty tiny and I realized I was only going to get one dinner and a little bit of leftovers out of it. I had ordered groceries online, so I though I’d be okay for the next night. However, in the morning I realized that the order didn’t go through! So when dinner rolled around that night, I had to reach for plan B. Which is making quesadillas!

My Go To Dinner Idea: Cheesy Chicken and Veggie Quesadillas

I always try to keep at least one whole package of whole wheat tortillas in my house. I always keep some cheddar in the house, but you can use whatever you have on hand. I had some chicken, but it wasn’t enough protein, so I added a can of black beans. For the veggies, I used frozen spinach, mushrooms, and onions. The trick for putting veggies in quesadillas? If it’s a frozen veggie, or a vegetable that takes better sautéed, like onions — just quickly cook it up in your sauté pan and then add into your quesadilla.

Ingredients:

Wheat or corn tortillas (get the bigger fajita size)
Veggies (I used frozen spinach, an onion, and mushrooms)
Shredded cheddar
Chicken (from the organic chicken I had roasted the night before)
Black Beans
Optional: Guacamole and salsa

Instructions:

Make sure you have all the veggies and ingredients prepped. That means making sure you saute the frozen veggies on a hot pan with some cooking spray to get them to room temperature.
Lay the tortillas on the pan, place the ingredients on the tortilla, cover with another tortilla on top.
Heat ingredients and then flip over to finish cooking.
Cut up with pizza wheel and serve. I like to serve with guacamole (I always keep some on hand).

My Go To Dinner Idea: Cheesy Chicken and Veggie Quesadillas

Nancy Johnson Horn, The Mama Maven Blog
Quesadillas are my easy go to dinner for when I have nothing in the house.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 7 mins
Total Time 12 mins
Course Entree
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • Wheat or corn tortillas get the bigger fajita size
  • Veggies I used frozen spinach, an onion, and mushrooms
  • Shredded cheddar
  • Chicken from the organic chicken I had roasted the night before
  • Black Beans
  • Optional: Guacamole and salsa

Instructions
 

  • Make sure you have all the veggies and ingredients prepped. That means making sure you saute the frozen veggies on a hot pan with some cooking spray to get them to room temperature.
  • Lay the tortillas on the pan, place the ingredients on the tortilla, cover with another tortilla on top.
  • Heat ingredients and then flip over to finish cooking.
  • Cut up with pizza wheel and serve. I like to serve with guacamole (I always keep some on hand).
  • I usually plan on one whole quesadilla for each kid, two for an adult.

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  1. Kerri says

    03/07/2016 at 6:06 PM

    5 stars
    My girls love quesadillas! I love the variety of ingredients that you added.

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