Chicken Quesadillas
Directions
- 1Add about two big spoons of mayo into a cup.
- 2Add one whole lime to the mayo.
- 3Add garlic powder, black pepper, cumin, and oregano to the mixture.
- 4Add one small spoon of tomato bouillon to the mixture.
- 5Add olive oil to the mixture.
- 6Add a small can of chipotle peppers to the mixture.
- 7Add a little bit of water to help everything blend together.
- 8Blend the marinade until smooth.
- 9Pour the marinade over the chicken thighs in a bowl.
- 10Put the chicken in the fridge and let it marinate for about an hour.
- 11Place the marinated chicken thighs in a hot pan.
- 12Flip the chicken thighs to cook evenly on both sides.
- 13Remove the cooked chicken from the pan and place it on a chopping board.
- 14Let the chicken rest before chopping it up.
- 15Chop the chicken into small pieces.
- 16Add the chopped chicken back into the pan.
- 17Add some butter to the chicken in the pan.
- 18Stir the chicken to mix with the butter and seasonings in the pan.
- 19Warm up a tortilla in a pan.
- 20Add cheese to the pan.
- 21Place the tortilla on top of the melting cheese.
- 22Flip the tortilla with the cheese.
- 23Add the cooked chopped chicken on one half of the tortilla.
- 24Add a little bit more cheese on top of the chicken.
- 25Close the tortilla to form a quesadilla.
- 26Open the quesadilla to add toppings.
- 27Add sliced avocado as a topping.
- 28Drizzle Mexican crema over the avocado and chicken.
- 29Add salsa as a topping.
- 30Add pico de gallo as a topping.
- 31Sprinkle queso fresco on top of the quesadilla.
- 32Close the quesadilla back up.
- 33Cut the quesadilla in half.
- 34Serve the chicken quesadillas on a plate.
Ingredients
- 2 big spoons mayo
- 1 whole lime
- garlic powder
- black pepper
- cumin
- oregano
- 1 small spoon tomato bouillon
- olive oil
- 1 small can chipotle peppers
- water
- chicken thighs
- butter
- La Campera 12" Burrito Tortillas
- cheese
- avocado
- Mexican crema
- salsa
- pico de gallo
- queso fresco
Equipment
bowllime juicernutribulletziploc bagpantongschopping boardknifeplatter
Tips
- The longer you let the chicken marinate, the better.
- Marinating the chicken this way makes it very juicy and flavorful.
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