Chicken and smoked mozzarella quesadillas

Name: Chicken and smoked mozzarella quesadillas
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mexican recipes
Ingredients: 2 ready-to-eat cooked chicken breasts, finely diced; ½ small red pepper, deseeded and finely diced; 4 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped; 200g smoked mozzarella, finely diced; Few fresh sage leaves, finely chopped; 8 soft flour tortillas; Olive oil, to grease; Watercress and cherry tomatoes on the vine, to serve

Easy
August 2004

Easy
August 2004

Serves 4
Hands on time 20 mins

This bright and flavoursome chicken recipe will bring a little taste of Mexico to your plate.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 505kcals
Fat: 14g (7.6g saturated)
Protein: 38g
Carbohydrates: 61g (2.1g sugars)
Salt: 1.6g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 505kcals
Fat: 14g (7.6g saturated)
Protein: 38g
Carbohydrates: 61g (2.1g sugars)
Salt: 1.6g

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Ingredients

2 ready-to-eat cooked chicken breasts, finely diced
½ small red pepper, deseeded and finely diced
4 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped
200g smoked mozzarella, finely diced
Few fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
8 soft flour tortillas
Olive oil, to grease
Watercress and cherry tomatoes on the vine, to serve

2 ready-to-eat cooked chicken breasts, finely diced
½ small red pepper, deseeded and finely diced
4 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped
200g smoked mozzarella, finely diced
Few fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
8 soft flour tortillas
Olive oil, to grease
Watercress and cherry tomatoes on the vine, to serve

Method

Put the chicken, pepper, spring onions, mozzarella and sage into a bowl. Season and mix together.
Lay a tortilla flat. Scatter a quarter of the chicken mixture over it, top with another tortilla and press together. Make 3 more quesadillas in the same way.
Grease 2 large frying pans with a little olive oil and put over a medium heat. Put 1 quesadilla into each pan and cook for 2 minutes, until golden. Invert on to a plate, then slide back into the pan and cook for 2 minutes, until the filling is hot and the cheese just melting. Set aside while you cook the other 2. Cut each quesadilla into 4 and serve with watercress and cherry tomatoes.

Method

Put the chicken, pepper, spring onions, mozzarella and sage into a bowl. Season and mix together.
Lay a tortilla flat. Scatter a quarter of the chicken mixture over it, top with another tortilla and press together. Make 3 more quesadillas in the same way.
Grease 2 large frying pans with a little olive oil and put over a medium heat. Put 1 quesadilla into each pan and cook for 2 minutes, until golden. Invert on to a plate, then slide back into the pan and cook for 2 minutes, until the filling is hot and the cheese just melting. Set aside while you cook the other 2. Cut each quesadilla into 4 and serve with watercress and cherry tomatoes.

delicious. tips

Smoked mozzarella has a smoky, almost nutty flavour. If you can’t find it in Italian delis, use regular mozzarella.

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Heather Neal says:
13th Jul 2015 at 10:57 pm
I love this recipe because it’s so cheesy, delicious and easy to do. its great on its own with salad or accompanying other Mexican dishes.
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