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Chicken Quesadilla

This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel

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Chicken Quesadilla
Main Ingredients chicken, tortillas
Cuisine Mexican
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 16-20 minutes
Cook time 21-25 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Tangy
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Non Veg
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Ingredients list for Chicken Quesadilla

  • 1 cup chicken cooked and shredded
  • 4 tortillas
  • 1 medium red bell pepper
  • 1 medium yellow bell pepper
  • 1 medium green capsicum
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 tablesp for shallow frying oil
  • A pinch black pepper powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun spice
  • Salt to taste
  • 40 grams processed cheese
  • for garnis A fresh coriander sprig
  • For Mango salsa
  • 1 medium ripe mango cut into dices
  • 1 small tomato chopped
  • 1 teaspoon green chillies finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
  • 4 tablespoons mango juice
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 small avocado

Method

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  1. Deseed and cut the bell peppers and capsicum into juliennes. Slice onion.
  2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in anon-stick pan. Add all bell peppers, capsicum, onion, pepper powder, Cajun spice and salt. Toss to mix and sauté for 1 minute.
  3. Add shredded chicken, toss and cook for 1 minute. Switch off heat.
  4. To make mango salsa, combine mango, tomato, green chillies, Cajun spice, crushed peppercorns, salt, cumin powder, mango juice and lemon juice in a bowl. Mix well.
  5. Halve the avocado and discard the seed. Clean it from centre, peel, roughly chop and add in the bowl. Mix well and set aside.
  6. Heat tortillas lightly. Place a tortilla on a worktop and put generous amount of cooked chicken mixture on one side. Grate 10 grams processed cheese on top and fold into a half moon. Similarly assemble the remaining quesadillas.

Nutrition Info

Calories 1456
Carbohydrates 154.3
Protein 81.5
Fat 24.2
Other Fiber Iron- 39.4mg
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