Chicken Quesadillas

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

6 tbsp. vegetable oil, divided

2 bell peppers, thinly sliced

1/2 onion, thinly sliced

Kosher salt

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced into strips

1/2 tsp. chili powder

1/2 tsp. ground cumin

1/2 tsp. dried oregano

4 medium flour tortillas

2 c. shredded Monterey jack

2 c. shredded cheddar

1 ripe avocado, sliced

2 scallions, thinly sliced

Sour cream, for serving

Directions

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 tbsp. neutral oil. Add peppers and onion and season with salt. Cook until soft, 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

Add 1 tbsp. neutral oil to pan and heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan and season with chili powder, cumin, dried oregano, and ½ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and cooked through, 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Wipe out skillet.

Add 1 tbsp. neutral in skillet. Add 1 flour tortilla to skillet and top half of the tortilla with a heavy sprinkling of both cheeses, ¼ of the cooked chicken mixture, ¼ of the pepper-onion mixture, a few slices of avocado, and a sprinkling of scallions. Fold the other half of the tortilla over and cook, flipping once, until golden, 3 minutes per side.

Repeat with remaining oil, tortillas, chicken, pepper-onion mixture, avocado, and scallions to make 4 quesadillas.

Slice into wedges and serve with sour cream.

Nutrition

• Calories: 1020
• Total Fat: 72 g
• Saturated Fat: 26 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 191 mg
• Sodium: 1142 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 30 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6 g
• Total Sugars: 6 g
• Protein: 58 g