One-Pan Baja Chicken Quesadillas

with Dark Meat Chicken, Salsa Fresca, Lime Crema & Hot Sauce


Allergens: Wheat, Soy, Milk

Total: 30 min • Prep: 5 min

Servings:
Ingredients
  • Flour Tortillas

    2 units

  • Sour Cream

    3 tablespoon

  • Onion

    1 unit

  • Diced Chicken Thighs

    10 ounce

  • Pepper Jack Cheese

    ½ cup

  • Tomato

    1 unit

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Mexican Cheese Blend

    ½ cup

  • Hot Sauce

    1 teaspoon

  • Blackening Spice

    1 tablespoon

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Butter

    1 tablespoon (tbsp)

  • Cooking Oil

    1 tablespoon (tbsp)

  • Black Pepper

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking steps
1
  • Wash and dry produce.

  • Halve, peel, and finely dice onion.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Onion

    1 unit

2
  • Reserve 2 TBSP onion (4 TBSP for 4 servings) for Step 3.

  • Open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid. Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken, Blackening Spice, remaining onion, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.

  • Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Onion

    1 unit

  • Blackening Spice

    1 tablespoon

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

3
  • While chicken cooks, finely dice tomato. Zest and quarter lime.

  • In a medium bowl, combine tomato, juice from one lime wedge (two wedges for 4), and as much reserved onion as you like. Season with salt and pepper.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Onion

    1 unit

  • Tomato

    1 unit

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

4
  • In a small bowl, combine sour cream, juice from one lime wedge (two wedges for 4 servings), and lime zest to taste. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Sour Cream

    3 tablespoon

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

5
  • Place tortillas on a clean work surface. Evenly sprinkle pepper jack and Mexican cheese blend onto one half of each tortilla. Top cheese with filling, then fold tortillas in half to create quesadillas.

  • Heat a drizzle of oil and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in pan used for filling over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add quesadillas and cook until golden brown on the first side, 1-2 minutes. Flip and cook 1 minute more.

  • Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Mexican Cheese Blend

    ½ cup

  • Butter

    1 tablespoon (tbsp)

6
  • Transfer quesadillas to a cutting board; slice into thirds and divide between plates. Serve with salsa, lime crema, and hot sauce to taste. Serve with any remaining lime wedges on the side.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Hot Sauce

    1 teaspoon