Easy Chicken Quesadillas

Description

I came up with this recipe on a whim. I love quesadillas, but am picky about what goes in them. This was super easy to make and tasted really good. Serve as is or with salsa and sour cream.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 6 chicken breast tenders
  • 1 (.18 ounce) packet sazon seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 cup instant rice
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 (14 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (.18 ounce) packet sazon seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 8 extra-large flour tortillas
  • 1 (16 ounce) package shredded Mexican cheese blend
  • 1 tablespoon softened butter, or as needed

Instructions

  1. Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir chicken
  2. 1 packet sazon seasoning
  3. and 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  4. shredding chicken as it cooks until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear
  5. 8 to 10 minutes.
  6. Bring rice and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low
  7. cover
  8. and simmer until rice is tender
  9. and the liquid has been absorbed
  10. 5 to 10 minutes.
  11. Stir black beans
  12. 1 packet sazon seasoning
  13. and teaspoon garlic salt together in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in microwave until heated through
  14. about 2 minutes. Add black bean mixture to rice.
  15. Place each tortilla on a work surface; layer half of each tortilla with bean-rice mixture
  16. Mexican cheese
  17. shredded chicken
  18. and more Mexican cheese. Fold each tortilla in half. Spread a thin layer of softened butter atop each quesadilla.
  19. Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook each quesadilla
  20. butter-side down
  21. until cheese is melted and outside is crisp and brown
  22. about 5 minutes per side. Cut into wedges.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 8

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