Fajita Quesadillas Recipes

CHICKEN FAJITA QUESADILLAS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Slice the chicken breasts into strips, about an inch apart, and coat with taco seasoning. In a large skillet, heat 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil and cook chicken until no longer pink and slightly charred. Remove cooked chicken from the skillet.
• Heat another Tbsp. oil, add onion and garlic and cook for a couple minutes until it's slightly translucent. Add the peppers, and cook slightly, then mix in the cooked chicken. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a clean pan, melt a bit of butter. Add a tortilla and move it around until it's buttery. Add cheese, then fajita mixture, then more cheese, then top with another tortilla and pat it down.
• Flip the quesadilla over and cook the other side until it's golden. Remove from pan and cut into quarters. Repeat these steps with the remaining tortillas.
• Enjoy!

CHICKEN FAJITA QUESADILLA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, coat chicken with salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, and garlic powder. Cook 5-7 minutes.
• Add the peppers and onions and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until they are soft. Remove chicken, onions and peppers from the pan and set aside.
• Place the tortilla in the skillet and add a layer of cheese on half of the tortilla.
• Add cooked chicken, peppers and onions. Top with more cheese and fold the tortilla in half.
• Cook for 6 minutes over medium heat, flipping half way.
• Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve with pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream on the side.
• Enjoy!

STEAK FAJITA QUESADILLAS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Season skirt steak with olive oil, salt, pepper, chili powder, and cumin.
• Cook on high heat for roughly 3 minutes each side, for medium-rare.
• Let the steak rest for 10 minutes.
• While the steak is resting, sauté onion and garlic until slightly translucent. Add bell peppers, jalapeño, salt, and pepper, cook slightly.
• Slice the steak into strips.
• Mix the steak into the pepper mix. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a clean pan, melt butter. Lay the tortilla on the buttered pan, add cheese, fajita mixture, more cheese, then top with another tortilla and pat it down.
• Flip the quesadilla over and cook the other side until it's golden.
• Remove from pan and cut into quarters or eighths. Repeat these steps with the remaining tortillas.
• Serve immediately with sour cream, salsa, and guacamole.
• Enjoy!

CHICKEN FAJITA QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix lime juice and taco seasoning mix; pour into gallon-size resealable food-storage plastic bag. Place chicken in bag; seal. Shake chicken until evenly coated.
• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers and onion; cook and stir 4 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Transfer vegetables to bowl.
• Add 1 teaspoon of the oil to same skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 4 to 6 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Transfer to bowl with vegetables. Stir to combine. Wipe skillet clean with paper towels.
• On half of each tortilla, layer 1/4 cup of the cheese and slightly less than 1/2 cup of the chicken and vegetable mixture. Fold tortillas in half. Brush top of each quesadilla with about 1/2 teaspoon of the oil.
• Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place 2 quesadillas in skillet, oil side down; brush top side with about 1/2 teaspoon of the oil. Cook about 1 minute or until light golden brown.
• Carefully turn quesadilla; cook 1 to 2 minutes longer or until golden brown. Repeat with remaining quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla in half; serve with salsa, sour cream and avocado.

FAJITA QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Cut flank steak into strips 1/4-inch wide and 3 inches long and marinate in Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, juice of 1 lime and garlic for 20 minutes.
• (Note: boneless skinless chicken breasts should be "fileted" in half before cutting into 1/4x3-inch strips).
• While meat is marinating, cut onion and bell pepper into 1/4-inch wide strips and heat in non-stick skillet with oil until they begin to sweat (don't let them become too soft).
• Remove them to a paper plate to drain.
• Drain meat and brown in same skillet until done.
• Remove to paper plate to drain.
• Wipe out the skillet so it is dry and begin to reheat it over a medium heat.
• Take one tortilla and put a small amount of grated cheese, 1/4 of the meat (or amount to suit), onion and bell pepper to suit and cover with another small amount of grated cheese and top with a tortilla.
• Carefully put "tortilla sandwich" in the heated dry skillet and cook until cheese melts (about 60-90-120 seconds). Flip and cook on other side same amount of time.
• Tortilla will take on a lovely "tanned" appearance and become just slightly crispy.
• This dinner sounds involved but is actually quite simple and very quick.
• Kids and adults both will love it served with iced tea, pico de gallo, guacamole and salsa.
• Enjoy!

FAJITA QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and green bell pepper in the hot oil until onions are softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Season mixture with salt and transfer to a bowl.
• Brush 1 side of each tortilla with remaining oil. Place 1 tortilla, oil-side down, in the same skillet; sprinkle with 1/2 the steak, 1/2 the onion mixture, and 1/2 the Mexican cheese mixture. Place a second tortilla, oil-side up, onto cheese layer, pressing down with a spatula to seal.
• Cook quesadilla over medium heat until cheese melts and tortillas are browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove quesadilla from skillet and cut into wedges. Repeat with remaining ingredients for second quesadilla.

CHICKEN FAJITA QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• 1.Cut each chicken breast lengthwise in 3 strips; cut crosswise into thin pieces.
• 2.Combine with the fajita seasoning and mix well.
• 3.Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• 4.Add the chicken and cook 7 to 8 minutes or until no longer pink in the center, stirring frequently.
• 5.Stir in the bell peppers and onion. Cook the vegetables for 5 to 7 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
• 6.For each quesadilla, sprinkle ¼ cup Cheddar cheese on half of a tortilla. Spoon about ½ cup of the chicken mixture over the cheese. Top with ¼ cup Monterey Jack cheese and fold the tortilla over, forming a half moon. Press lightly.
• 7.Spray a skillet or griddle with cooking spray; warm to medium heat.
• 8.Lightly brown each quesadilla for 2 to 3 minutes per side until the cheese is melted.
• 9.Cut each into 4 wedges and serve with sour cream.

EASY CHICKEN FAJITAS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion and bell pepper. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove vegetables to a plate.
• Add chicken to the skillet, adding more oil if needed. Saute until chicken is no longer pink and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes. Add water and taco seasoning; stir until seasoning dissolves. Simmer until sauce begins to thicken and stick to chicken, and chicken is fully cooked, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Serve chicken and vegetables on tortillas.