A basic quesadilla is like a grilled cheese sandwich but with a flour tortilla in place of the bread. The following recipe takes it up a notch though, featuring chicken as well as bacon and ranch for a superior flavor.
This cozy comfort food is crunchy on the outside and soft and melty on the inside. Enjoy chicken quesadillas for lunch or dinner, perhaps paired with your favorite sides or with a simple salad or even a bowl of soup.
You can jazz them up further if you wish, with grilled peppers, chilies or onions. It’s not a good recipe for corn tortillas because they don’t hold together as well (or crisp up as well) as flour ones. If you aren’t really a ranch fan, you can use cumin, chili powder or taco seasoning instead. You might even like to make double because you can warm these back up for another meal.
Why You’ll Love the Recipe
Quesadillas are a great comfort food and the ooey-gooey melted cheese is so good with the chicken, bacon and ranch flavors, along with the crispy tortillas.
How to Serve Them
Use a pizza wheel or knife to cut the quesadillas into wedges and serve hot.
Can You Make Them Ahead?
These are best served as soon as they’re made.
Variations and Substitutions
Try any melting cheese you want, such as cheddar, asadero, colby jack, or monterey jack. A Mexican blend is also good.
Ingredients needed:
- Flour tortillas
- Chopped or shredded cooked chicken#
- Ranch dressing
- Shredded queso quesadilla cheese
- Shredded colby jack cheese
- Chopped cooked crispy bacon
- Butter or oil
How to make Easy Chicken Quesadillas:
Step 1. Spread ranch over 2 of the flour tortillas and top each one with half the chicken, half the cheese and half the bacon.
Step 2. Top each one with another tortilla.
Step 3. Now melt 1 tablespoon of butter (or heat 1 tablespoon of oil) in a skillet.
Step 4. Add one quesadilla and cook until golden brown on the bottom.
Step 5. Flip and cook until the other side is golden brown.
Step 6. Add more butter or oil to the skillet and cook the second quesadilla, then serve warm.
Quesadillas pair with anything from a side salad to a bowl of soup. They make a change from sandwiches and are really crispy and delicious.
Storage Instructions
Leftovers will keep for up to 2 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator and can be heated back up in a skillet.
Easy Chicken Quesadillas
Quesadillas are a great comfort food and the ooey-gooey melted cheese is so good with the chicken, bacon and ranch flavors, along with the crispy tortillas.
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- 4 x 8-inch flour tortillas
- 1 cup chopped or shredded cooked chicken#
- ¼ cup ranch dressing
- ⅔ cup shredded queso quesadilla cheese
- ⅔ cup shredded colby jack cheese
- 4 slices chopped cooked crispy bacon
- 2 tablespoons butter or oil
Instructions
- Spread ranch over 2 of the flour tortillas and top each one with half the chicken, half the cheese and half the bacon.
- Top each one with another tortilla.
- Now melt 1 tablespoon of butter (or heat 1 tablespoon of oil) in a skillet.
- Add one quesadilla and cook until golden brown on the bottom.
- Flip and cook until the other side is golden brown.
- Add more butter or oil to the skillet and cook the second quesadilla, then serve warm.
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
Marie Rayner is a retired Chef, freelance writer, recipe developer, food blogger, and Cookbook author. She makes her home in Chester, UK, where she lives with her husband, Todd, and their much beloved English Cocker, Mitzie. Her motto is “Life is far too short to eat bad food,” and her goal is to share delicious and easy recipes which anyone can enjoy and cook in the comfort of their own home.
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