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

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
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Salt
1 teaspoon (tsp)
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Butter
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
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Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
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Black Pepper
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking steps

Wash and dry produce.
Halve, peel, and finely dice onion.
Ingredient Quantities
Onion
1 unit

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)

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)

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)

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)

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