Description
Enjoy a quick and flavorful Tex-Mex meal with these Chicken Fajita Quesadillas. This one-pan recipe brings together tender chicken, colorful bell peppers, and savory onions, all folded into cheesy quesadillas. Perfect for a weeknight dinner that’s ready in about 20 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- 1.5 cups shredded Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese
- Optional toppings: sour cream, salsa, guacamole, chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, about 5-7 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
- Add onion and bell peppers to the same skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
- Stir in chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Return chicken to the skillet and toss to combine with the vegetables and spices.
- Spoon about half of the chicken and vegetable mixture onto one half of each tortilla.
- Sprinkle cheese over the chicken and vegetable mixture.
- Fold the other half of each tortilla over the filling.
- Wipe the skillet clean. Place 2 quesadillas in the skillet at a time and cook for 2-3 minutes per side, until golden brown and the cheese is melted.
- Repeat with remaining quesadillas. Cut into wedges and serve immediately with your favorite toppings.
Notes
- For extra flavor, you can add a squeeze of lime juice to the chicken and vegetable mixture before assembling the quesadillas.
- If you don’t have fresh peppers, you can use frozen sliced peppers.
- Adjust the spice level by adding a pinch of cayenne pepper or a dash of hot sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-Frying
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg