Chicken and Spinach Quesadillas

Chicken marinated in a lime vinaigrette then seasoned with fajita seasoning and tossed with fresh spinach before combining with Monterey Jack cheese inside a flour tortilla.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Marination Time 30

Total Time 1

Servings

Calories 365kcal

Author Meghan

Ingredients

For the marinade:

1 tablespoon olive oil plus extra for sauteing/grilling
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Juice of 1 lime
1 large or 2 small chicken breasts cut into small pieces

For sauteeing:

1 large clove garlic grated
fajita seasoning to taste ~⅛-1/4 package, I prefer McCormick
1 ½ cups fresh spinach leaves torn

For the quesadillas:

3 large flour tortillas
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

For serving:

salsa
sour cream

Instructions

Add marinade ingredients to a resealable plastic bag and squeeze to mix. Marinate in fridge for 30 minutes.
1 tablespoon olive oil, ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, Juice of 1 lime, 1 large or 2 small chicken breasts
Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat with a little olive oil. Add grated garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Add all of the contents of the plastic bag and sprinkle on fajita seasoning. Cook until chicken is done and moisture is absorbed. Toss in torn spinach and cook until wilted, remove from heat.
1 large clove garlic, fajita seasoning to taste, 1 ½ cups fresh spinach leaves
Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat and brush lightly with olive oil. Place a tortilla down on the pan, add some Monterey Jack cheese, then ½ or ⅓ of the chicken/spinach mixture (depending on how much you have), and top with more of the cheese. Fold over the tortilla and cook until tortilla is crispy and grill marks have formed. Flip to cook other side. Repeat with remaining quesadilla(s).
3 large flour tortillas, 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Cut quesadillas with a pizza cutter. Serve with salsa and sour cream.

Notes

Source: Adapted from Annie's Eats

Nutritional information is only an estimate and will vary based on your ingredients and substitutions.

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