BBQ Chicken Quesadilla

Name: BBQ Chicken Quesadilla
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: One 3-oz. raw boneless skinless chicken breast cutlet; 1/8 tsp garlic powder; 1/8 tsp onion powder; 1 tbsp BBQ sauce with 45 calories or less per 2-tbsp. serving (plus more for serving); 1 large high-fiber flour tortilla with 110 calories or less; 1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Mexican-blend cheese; 2 tbsp chopped red onion; 1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro; nonstick spray

6 steps

Prep:5minCook:15min

These BBQ Chicken Quesadillas are a fun twist on traditional quesadillas. Made with chicken breast, BBQ sauce, cheese, red onion and cilantro on a high fiber whole wheat tortilla.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:45:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories344.6 kcal (17%)

Total Fat11 g (16%)

Carbs30.3 g (12%)

Sugars8.7 g (10%)

Protein29.8 g (60%)

Sodium734.8 mg (37%)

Fiber2.1 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

1 x 3 ozboneless skinless chicken breast

raw, cutlet

⅛ tspgarlic powder

⅛ tsponion powder

1 Tbspbbq sauce

with 45 calories or less per 2-tbsp serving, plus more for serving

1flour tortilla

large, high - fiber, with 110 calories or less

¼ cupshredded reduced-fat mexican-blend cheese

2 Tbspred onion

chopped

1 Tbspfresh cilantro

chopped

nonstick spray

Instructions

Step 1

Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with seasonings, and cook for about 4 minutes per side, until cooked through.

Step 2

Once cool enough to handle, roughly chop. In a small bowl, coat chicken with BBQ sauce.

Step 3

Lay tortilla flat, and spread BBQ chicken onto one half. Top chicken with remaining ingredients.

Step 4

Clean skillet, if needed. Respray and return to medium-high heat. Cook the half-loaded tortilla for 2 minutes.

Step 5

Fold the bare tortilla half over the filling with a spatula, and press lightly to seal. Carefully flip and cook until crispy, about 3 minutes.

Step 6

Slice into wedges.

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