You will love this Peach, Chicken & Pepper Jack Quesadillas recipe. Sweet, spicy, salty, herby, chicken-y, whole-grain-y…you name it.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: chicken, game day
Servings: 4quesadillas
Ingredients
1Tbsp.honey or agave nectar
2tsp.fresh lime juice
1cupreduced-fat sour cream
4(8-inch) flour tortillas
2cupsshredded Monterey Jack cheese
2cupsshredded skinlessboneless rotisserie chicken breast
2cupsthinly-sliced ripe peaches
1/2cuploosely-packed chopped fresh cilantro
2Tbsp.finely-chopped jalapeno (optional)
Instructions
Combine honey and lime juice in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Stir sour cream into honey mixture; cover and chill until ready to serve.
Place tortillas flat on a work surface. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons cheese over half of each tortilla; top each tortilla with 1/2 cup chicken, 1/2 cup peaches, 1 tablespoon cilantro, and 1/2 tablespoon chopped jalapenos. Gently fold tortillas in half.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Place 2 quesadillas in the pan, and top quesadillas with a cast-iron or other heavy skillet. Cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until tortillas are crisp and lightly browned (leave cast-iron skillet on quesadillas as they cook). Remove quesadillas from pan; set aside, and keep warm. Repeat procedure with the remaining quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into wedges. Serve with sauce.