These Crispy Cheese Crusted Quesadillas are delicious, healthy, quick and make for a great protein source. The crunch with each bite is so satisfying and while the garlic green sauce is not mandatory, it adds protein and SO much delicious flavor to the meal!
Crispy Cheese Crusted Quesadillas
What you’ll need:
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Quesadillas:
- Chicken
- Onion
- Garlic
- Paprika
- Cumin
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Salt & Pepper
- Olive Oil
- Tortillas (I use almond flour)
- Shredded Cheese (I use mozzarella)
Garlic Green Sauce:
- Spinach
- Cottage Cheese
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Garlic
- Olive Oil
- Water
- Salt & Pepper
DIETARY NOTES
This recipe is made with real ingredients and fits seamlessly into the following dietary needs when using the products/brands (or ones that are similar) listed in the recipe:
- gluten free (using compliant tortillas)
- grain free (using compliant tortillas)
- egg free (using compliant tortillas)
- soy free (using compliant cheese and tortillas)
- nut free (using compliant tortillas)
- tree nut free (using compliant tortillas)
- refined sugar free (using compliant tortillas)
- added sugar free (using compliant tortillas)
A NOTE ON CALORIE COUNT, NUTRITIONAL INFO AND SERVING SIZES
Due to my past experiences, I do not include most of the above information within my recipes as it is unsafe for me to do so personally. While I try to share a rough estimate when it comes to the serving size, please note that it is very subjective as we all have different hunger levels both from person to person and even from meal to meal.
If any of the above information is important to you, I understand! We are all different and have various goals and needs. If you’d like, you are welcome to calculate the information needed based on the ingredients you use when making one of my recipes.
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Crispy Cheese Crusted Quesadillas
Ingredients
Garlic Green Sauce
- 1 cup spinach, fresh
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1-2 tbsp water (if needed to thin the sauce slightly)
- salt & pepper, to taste
Chicken
- 1 lb chicken breast, cubed small
- ½ onion, sliced or diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Crispy Cheese Crusted Quesadilla
- 6 tortillas (I use almond flour)
- shredded cheese (I use mozzarella)
Instructions
Garlic Green Sauce
- Add all ingredients (aside from the water) to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add the water in to thin the sauce if needed or as desired.
Crispy Cheese Crusted Quesadilla
- Combine the chicken (cubed into super small pieces) with paprika, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper and olive oil in a large bowl. Cover and allow to marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Pour the entire bowl of chicken with the olive oil and spices into a pan on the stove over medium heat.
- Once the chicken is almost cooked through and the olive oil is absorbing, add the onion and garlic to finish cooking with the chicken.
- In a clean pan over medium heat, sprinkle in a circle of cheese and place a tortilla on top. Then, sprinkle cheese over the other side of the tortilla and spoon the chicken onto one half of the tortilla.
- Once the cheese is brown on the outside of the tortilla, fold it over to cover the chicken and allow it to cook a little longer so that the cheese melts into the chicken on the inside.
- Flip the quesadilla once then remove it from the pan once the outside is super crispy and golden.
- Repeat until you've made all the quesadillas you intend to eat right away. Note that I make the quesadillas as I'm ready to eat them so they are fresh and crispy! It's best to not make them all at once if they won't be eaten right away.
- Serve with garlic green sauce and enjoy!
No oil on the pan before adding cheese? These look yummy.
If you have a pan that sticks I would add a dash of oil! Mine is super nonstick so I don’t add any!