The other night I cooked some chicken in the slow cooker. Slow cooked chicken shreds beautifully and one batch made enough for me to use in at least two recipes. One was a quick and easy stew, the other was these quesadillas. I contemplated many ideas for the chicken stir fried with noodles, chicken salad but ultimately landed on quesadilla because I love them and knew I'd be able to make use of some things I already had in the pantry. Specifically a bottle of BBQ sauce I got in the gift bag at the 2009 FoodBuzz blogger festival and a massive bag of green apple I bought at the store the other day. I know, I know who holds onto a freebie like that for so long? Honestly I forgot I had it and when I was going through the pantry looking for something I found this cute little bottle of Napa Valley BBQ with Maple and Horseradish. I knew it would go great with some smokey cheddar and the maple flavor work work well with an apple salsa.
BBQ Chicken Quesadilla
4 servings
2 cups shredded chicken
6 oz BBQ Sauce - I used Napa Valley BBQ with Maple & Horseradish
2 1/2 cups shredded smoked cheddar
8 taco sized whole wheat tortillas
black pepper
extra virgin olive oil
1. Pre heat oven to 350F. Lightly oil 2 baking sheets. Toss shredded chicken with BBQ Sauce, taste and add salt & pepper as necessary. Set aside.
2. Heat a saute pan over medium heat. Lightly oil with olive oil. Place 1 tortilla in the heated pan and warm until lightly browned, flip and repeat on opposite side. Place warmed tortillas in a clean kitchen towel until ready to assemble.
3. To assemble, place two tortillas side by side on baking sheet. Layer each tortilla with 1/4 cup or more shredded cheese, 1/2 cup chicken mixture, 1/4 cup cheese and a warmed tortilla. A baking sheet will hold 2 assembled quesadillas comfortably.
4. Place in heated oven and bake for 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted. While the first sheet bakes, assemble the other 2 quesadillas. Remove the cooked quesadillas from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Cut into quarters with a pizza cutter and serve with green apple salsa.
Green Apple Salsa
1 granny smith apple - peeled and diced
1/2 jalapeno - seeded, deveined and diced
1/4 cup diced red onion
1 clove garlic - diced
1 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime - juiced
Toss all of the ingredients in a bowl and let sit to allow the flavors to marry. Serve with BBQ chicken quesadilla
Enjoy!
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