# Chicken Quesadillas

A delicious and easy recipe for chicken quesadillas, perfect for a quick and satisfying meal.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 2 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 red onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 avocado
- 1 tomato
- 1 handful cilantro
- 1 lemon
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 tortilla
- 2 jalapeno pepper

## Instructions

1. Unwrap the chicken thighs and cut them into strips.
2. Place the chicken strips in a bowl.
3. Add paprika, cumin, oregano, salt, black pepper, mixed herbs and olive oil to the chicken, mix well.
4. Heat a skillet and cook the chicken until golden brown, pressing with the meat pounder to flatten the chicken.
5. Remove the cooked chicken from the skillet and set aside.
6. Chop the red onion, red and yellow bell peppers.
7. Add olive oil to the skillet and saute the chopped vegetables until softened.
8. Add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant.
9. Remove the cooked vegetables from the skillet and set aside.
10. Mash the avocados in a bowl.
11. Finely chop the red onion, jalapeno pepper and tomato.
12. Add the chopped vegetables, cilantro, and lemon juice to the mashed avocado. Mix well.
13. Grate the cheddar cheese.
14. Heat a tortilla in a skillet.
15. Layer the tortilla with cheese, cooked chicken, sauteed vegetables, and cilantro. Top with jalapeno slices.
16. Fold the tortilla in half and cook until the cheese is melted and the tortilla is golden brown, pressing with the meat pounder to flatten the quesadilla.
17. Cut into triangles and serve with guacamole.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- skillet
- meat pounder
- tongs
- spatula
- garlic press

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNddbhreV/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/be9866ac-d815-4873-b244-961ed593d879
- Extracted: 2025-03-20

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