Italian Chicken Quesadilla

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PREP TIME

5 min

TOTAL TIME

5 min

Makes

2 servings

Italian Chicken Quesadilla

Photo: Maya Visnyei

Tortillas are basic, but they work hard for you. Fill them up with rotisserie chicken, spinach, cheese and pesto to make a lunch box-worthy quesadilla.

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cups skinless, shredded rotisserie or leftover cooked chicken
  • 2 tsp basil pesto
  • ½ cup white cheddar cheese , divided
  • 2 medium whole wheat tortillas
  • ⅓ cup baby spinach
  • 2 tsp canola oil

Instructions

  • Toss chicken with pesto.
  • Sprinkle ¼ cup cheddar cheese over half of each tortilla.
  • Top cheese with reserved chicken mixture (dividing between two tortillas). Add baby spinach to each tortilla and divide another ¼ cup cheddar cheese between them. Fold in half and press down to seal.
  • Heat canola oil in frying pan over medium. Add quesadillas and fry for 1 to 2 min per side or until tortillas are golden and cheese is melted. Cut into wedges and serve or pack in a lunch box.

Originally published in the September 2013 issue. Photo by Maya Visnyei. 

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