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Chicken Quesadillas With Mango Chipotle
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Chicken Mango Quesadillas

A delicious twist on chicken quesadillas
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 8
Calories: 332kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cubed mango 1 medium
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro loosely packed
  • 2 Tbs fresh lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo plus 1 teaspoon sauce
  • salt pinch or to taste
  • 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 8 flour tortillas 8-inch

Chipotle Crema (optional)

  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 Tbs lime juice
  • zest from ½ lime
  • 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Place the mango cubes, cilantro, lime juice, garlic cloves, and chipotle pepper in a food processor and puree until smooth.
  • Add salt to taste and set sauce aside.

Chipotle Crema

  • If serving Crema, mix the yogurt, lime juice and zest, and adobo sauce together until smooth.
  • Use extra lime juice to thin if necessary. Add a pinch of salt or more to taste and set aside.
  • Lightly toast tortillas on a hot pan until they just start to brown and puff up.
  • Spread mango chipotle sauce over one side of each tortilla.
  • On one half of each tortilla, place approximately ¼ cup shredded chicken and ¼ cup cheese.
  • Fold tortilla over in half, return to pan and heat just until cheese melts.
  • Cut each quesadilla in half and drizzle with Chipotle Crema if desired
  • Serve immediately

Notes

If making lots of these for a party, keep them warm in a 200 degree oven before cutting and serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 732mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 607IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 275mg | Iron: 1mg