Chicken Quesadilla

The easiest way is to take off the meat from a rotisserie chicken and shred with a couple of forks. But you can also turn chicken breasts into delicious shredded chicken. Shredded chicken is the best for quesadillas, as it sits flatter inside the quesadilla than cut chunks.

If you are simply heating up leftover cooked chicken, you can do this by adding it on top of your burrito wrap inside a heated frying pan, as we do in our recipe. Simply cooking your quesadilla is enough to heat through the chicken, without having to heat it up separately first. If you are cooking chicken breast from scratch, you will need to do this separately beforehand. Chicken breasts can be grilled in the oven and then shredded with a couple of forks.

A large chicken and cheese quesadilla has around 600 calories. Quesadillas have a bad reputation when it comes to healthy eating and dieting, since restaurant versions are usually overflowing with cheese and covered with sour cream. However, quesadillas can be healthy so long as you make smart choices when it comes to the filling.

Apart from the chicken itself, you can add cheese, peppers, onions, jalapenos, refried beans, black beans, corn, coleslaw, pico de gallo, tomatoes and coriander. Dont forget the guacamole and sour cream to serve (optional)!