Spicy Chicken Quesadilla
Homemade quesadillas stuffed with chicken and cheese
lunchmexican
Time1 hr
Yield2 portions
Energy394 kcal
Components2
Ingredients
- contents
- 90gPoached Chickenshredded
- 15gjalapeno, pickledminced
- 15gherb, coriander, freshminced
- 80gcheese, cheddargrated
- 0.25tspspice, chilli flakes
- 0.25tspspice, cumin, ground
- 0.25tspspice, paprika, smoked
- 10glime juice
- 0.25tspspice, pepper
- 0.125tspmonosodium glutamate
- 4Corn Tortillas, White
- 2.5mloil, rapeseed
Instructions
Process
- Combine all of the ingredients together
- Spread half of the mixture evenly on half of one tortilla, leaving a 2cm border. Fold over and seal edges by pressing down firmly
- Repeat with the other
- Heat the oil in a cast iron over medium heat until shimmering
- Add the tortillas; cook, moving them around regularly, until golden brown and puffy - approx 2 minutes. Flip and repeat on the second side.
- Transfer to a paper towel to drain
- serve.
Nutrition details
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| Nutrition | Per portion | Batch total |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 394 | 788 |
| Protein | 23.7 | 47.3 |
| Carbohydrates | 33.5 | 67.1 |
| Total Sugars | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Free Sugars | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Fat | 18.5 | 37.1 |
| Saturated Fat | 9.5 | 18.9 |
| Fibre | 3.7 | 7.4 |
| Alcohol | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Salt | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| Iron | 2.29 | 4.58 |
| Calcium | 380 | 760 |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.96 | 1.92 |
| Omega 3 | 3.21 | 6.42 |
| Magnesium | 53.4 | 107 |
| Potassium | 254 | 507 |
| Caffeine | 0 | 0 |
| Cost | £1.20 | £2.41 |
Component details (2)
Aggregated amounts used by this recipe.
- Poached Chicken — Amount required: 90 g
- Corn Tortillas, White — Amount required: 4 batch