Quick weeknight cooking
Chicken quesadillas
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Tortillas filled with chicken and cheese, fried golden in a pan – quick, hearty and perfect for weeknights.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 15 minutes
- Cooking time: approx. 15 minutes
- Total: approx. 30 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 635 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 52.7 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 39.6 g
- Fat
- ≈ 28.7 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 8 tortillas (approx. 320 g)
- 400 g cooked chicken
- 250 g grated cheese
- 1 red pepper (approx. 150 g)
Instructions
- Cut cooked chicken into small pieces. Wash, deseed and finely dice the peppers.
- Sprinkle four tortillas with half of the cheese. Spread the chicken and peppers on top, top with the remaining cheese and cover with the remaining tortillas.
- Fry in batches in a large non-stick pan over medium heat for 3-4 minutes per side until the filling is hot throughout and the cheese is melted. Reduce the heat if necessary to prevent the tortillas from burning.
- Cut into quarters and serve immediately.
