Southwest Chicken Quesadilla

March 7, 2014 by Kristi 29 Comments

This Southwest Chicken Quesadilla is filled with red peppers, jalapenos, black beans and chicken – delicious and easy to put together!

Time for a serious question. Did you all hear me crying on Monday?

Well, I did. At 10:00 a.m. exactly in the UPS Office as I handed off my camera for repair. If you have a Nikon D600, you NEED to READ THIS Nikon D600 Technical Service Advisory.

My heart is breaking. I just lost my BFF. Because, I suspect this repair will take a while. WAHHHH!!!

To help hurry them along, I put a little love note in the package. To uh…, ‘encourage’ them, ya know?

Think it will help?

So, from here on out until further notice, all bets are off on the photo quality here at IK, mmmm, k?

Becauseeeee…I had to go back to my back-up camera. The same camera I put in ‘time-out’ a bit over a year ago for bad behavior. See??? She copped an attitude.

Looking at that post now (yikes!) I see why it was such a complete failure. F36??? Who does that??? Ummm…that would be me, she said sheepishly.

Anyhoo… I did as threatened. I tossed that little stinker aside and got a new camera. And now…a year later, I’m begging old faithful back. Feeling very humbled and uh, embarrassed, photography-wise.

Because, in the meantime, I’ve actually learned a thing-or-two-million about cameras. And since the new camera had to go into service, and the old camera – rusty from it’s time-out – is still going strong…mmm dare I say? I was wrong. It’s not you. It’s me. It’s totally me.

Do you think saying “I’m very, very sorry” is enough? One can only wait and see.

Now, for the good stuff. FOOD! Auuuugh!!! Finally a Chicken Quesadilla recipe that is so worth it.

I’ve ordered Quesadillas out a time or two, but have never made them. Because, I was always disappointed in what I got. But now, that’s all changed. And, I’ll probably never order them out again. These were ssssoooo much better!

These quesadillas – like my ultra faithful, { {squeez} I love-you-so-much {squeez} } Nikon D90 camera, were the best! (p.s. was that too much? to over the top? remember… I need to suck up here!)

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this totally awesome quesadilla. It won’t let you down. Just like my old faithful camera. Now, let’s do this!

Place a tortilla in a pie plate.

Top it with cheese. I used a mixture of cheddar and four cheese blend. These are his (left) and hers (right tortillas). Make the size that works for you!

Load it with lots of diced or shredded chicken!

Now for your favorite goodies! Isn’t it so bright and colorful?

Then, either top it with another tortilla (to make a full-size portion), or fold your tortilla in half (to make a half-size portion).

Bake for 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and tortilla is heated through.

Absolutely beautiful!

You just can’t buy this perfection in a restaurant.

Now, this recipe doesn’t give you specific measurements. That’s because it depends on how many quesadillas you want to make! A full-size portion will make 6 cut pieces of quesadilla, while a half-size (one tortilla folded in half) will make 3 cut pieces. His and hers. 🙂

Enjoy!

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