# Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas

These Chipotle chicken quesadillas are one of those recipes that I kind of concocted in my brain over a couple of days and then when I made it in real life, it was 45 million times better than I even imagined.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 tbs chipotles in adobo
- 1 tsp mined garlic
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 lbs chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp mayo
- 3 tbsp cottage cheese
- 2 tbsp reserve marinade
- 1 tsp lime juice
- 0.5 tsp cayenne
- 1 tsp water to thin
- 2 C jack cheese
- 2 C mozzarella cheese
- 8 oz pico de gallo
- diced chicken
- sauce
- 6 burrito tortillas

## Instructions

1. Pulse chipotles in adobo, mined garlic, lime juice, garlic powder, onion powder, and honey in a food processor.
2. Reserve 2 tbsp of the pulsed mixture.
3. Pour the remaining mixture over 2 lbs of chicken thighs and marinate for 30 minutes.
4. Bake or grill chicken until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. For the sauce, combine mayo, cottage cheese, reserved marinade, lime juice, and cayenne.
6. Add 1-3 tsp of water to thin the sauce to desired consistency.
7. Layer sauce, jack cheese, mozzarella cheese, diced chicken, and pico de gallo into a tortilla.
8. Grill the tortilla folded in half until cheese is melted and tortilla is golden.

## Equipment

- food processor
- grill

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThQDCCef/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8f2bb388-d451-481c-a939-41536e00b807
- Extracted: 2026-02-16

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