Lime Chicken Quesadillas
Lime Chicken Quesadillas

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, lime chicken quesadillas. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Lime Chicken Quesadillas is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Lime Chicken Quesadillas is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

Honey Lime Chicken Quesadillas are filled with chicken, peppers, onions and cheese and are the perfect easy weeknight or summer meal! They're cheesy, spicy, and totally delicious. Put the chicken in a medium saucepan.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lime chicken quesadillas using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Lime Chicken Quesadillas:
  1. Take 1 1/2 lb boneless, skinless chicken
  2. Take 1/2 cup key lime juice
  3. Get 6 large white flour tortillas
  4. Take 1 tsp butter (optional)
  5. Get 8 oz mild shredded cheddar cheese
  6. Make ready 1 tbsp coarse salt

Tip: To make this Tex-Mex chicken recipe into a meal, serve with a mixed green salad dressed with a fresh lime vinaigrette, if you like. Last year I took part (Lime Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas) in one. I loved grilling quesadillas on the grill. My kids don't enjoy spicy foods that much so next time I will use just.

Steps to make Lime Chicken Quesadillas:
  1. In a suitable storage container(I prefer glass) place chicken and 1/4-3/8 cup key lime juice and approx. 1/2 tbsp. salt. Refrigerate overnight.
  2. Remove chicken from refrigerator. Melt butter in skillet over low heat. Add remaining salt and distribute evenly in pan. Add chicken and discard liquid from storage container.
  3. Increase heat to high and char outside of chicken. Actually burn it a little. Add remaining lime juice a bit at a time. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until chicken is cooked throughout(Maybe 20 minutes?)
  4. Remove chicken from heat and cool completely. Once cooled pull chicken or cut into 1/4 inch cubes.
  5. Get separate larger skillet and place tortilla in this. Add small amount of chicken(if you add too much your tortilla will fall apart). Add cheese to taste(I like a lot; this melts so that's okay). Heat over low heat until tortilla starts to feel firm. Fold over and continue cooking until both sides have crisped(I like mine slightly burnt) and cheese is melted. Enjoy!

Slice the lime in half and squeeze the juice from half the lime into the bowl. Sprinkle with salt, and stir together until combined. Sprinkle the chicken with salt, cumin, cayenne, and black pepper, and place it on the baking sheets. How to Serve Creamy Chicken and Spinach Quesadillas. Because the filling in these quesadillas is so rich and creamy, I highly suggest serving this with salsa, instead of sour cream and guacamole.

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