Cheesy Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas

Cheesy Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas

Cheesy Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas

Quesadillas are grilled cheese-filled tortillas that are popular in the Southwest, in Mexico, and, well, everywhere. I like mine with Monterrey Jack cheese, a portion of shredded roast chicken and a good dollop of Larry's Chipotle Sauce for that smoky flavor.

1 16 oz. jar Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce
1 cup grated Monterrey Jack or mild cheddar cheese
2 cups shredded roast chicken
8 eight-inch wheat, whole wheat or mixed grain tortillas
2 Tblsp. vegetable oil

▪ Warm the jar of Larry's Chipotle Sauce to medium hot.
▪ Place one tortilla on your work surface and cover with 1/4 cup cheese, 1/2 cup chicken and 1/4 cup Larry's Chipotle Sauce.
▪ Cover with another tortilla and press down lightly.
▪ Warm 1/2 tablespoon oil in a 12" or larger skillet over medium heat.
▪ Place one quasadilla in the pan and cook for three minutes. Flip the quesadilla and cook until the cheese melts.
▪ Remove the quesadilla to your work surface, cut into quarters and artfully place them on a serving plate.
▪ Spoon another quarter cup of warm Larry's Chipotle Sauce into a little serving cup or on the side of the plate. Make the rest of the quesadillas the same way and serve.
▪ Dip the quesadillas in the sauce and enjoy.
▪ Serves 4.

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Chipotle Chicken and Cheese Quesadillas

Quesadillas are grilled cheese-filled tortillas that are popular in the Southwest, in Mexico, and, well, everywhere. I like mine with Monterrey Jack cheese, a portion of shredded roast chicken and a good dollop of Larry's Chipotle Sauce for that smoky flavor. 

1 16 oz. jar Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce 

1 cup grated Monterrey Jack or mild cheddar cheese

2 cups shredded roast chicken

8 eight-inch wheat, whole wheat or mixed grain tortillas

2 Tblsp. vegetable oil

1. Warm the jar of Larry's Chipotle Sauce to medium hot.
2. Place one tortilla on your work surface and cover with 1/4 cup cheese, 1/2 cup chicken and 1/4 cup Larry's Chipotle Sauce.
3. Cover with another tortilla and press down lightly.
4. Warm 1/2 tablespoon oil in a 12" or larger skillet over medium heat.
5. Place one quasadilla in the pan and cook for three minutes. Flip the quesadilla and cook until the cheese melts.
6. Remove the quesadilla to your work surface, cut into quarters and artfully place them on a serving plate.
7. Spoon another quarter cup of warm Larry's Chipotle Sauce into a little serving cup or on the side of the plate. Make the rest of the quesadillas the same way and serve.
8. Dip the quesadillas  in the sauce and enjoy.

Serves 4.  

Ranchero Chicken Quesadillas

RANCHERO CHICKEN QUESADILLAS
Quesadillas filled with warm, tasty cheese is one of the most popular new snacks found in restaurants, pubs and family eateries everywhere. With the right ingredients, they are very easy to make at home. I've added chicken to the usual cheese to give this dish a little more protein and a good dollop of Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce which I think you will find is a lot more satisfying that salsa from a jar.

Ranchero Chicken Quesadillas
1 16 oz jar Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce or your favorite enchilada sauce
2 cups chopped or shredded baked or roasted chicken
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
8 whole wheat or regular flour tortillas
1 cup shredded Monterrey Jack of cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream

1. Warm the jar of Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce or your favorite enchilada sauce in a medium cooking pot.
2. Mix the chicken and half of the sauce and cook until thoroughly warmed.
3. Warm a large skillet over medium heat and lightly coat it with vegetable oil.
4. Place a tortilla in the skillet, spoon a portion of Larry's Ranchero Sauce and chicken over the tortilla. Sprinkle cheese over that and cover with another tortilla.
5. Cook the quesadilla for 2 to 3 minutes, flip it over and cook for another 2 to three minutes. Repeat.
6. Remove the quesadillas from the skillet, cut into four sections each and serve with the sour cream and the remaining Larry's Ranchero Sauce.
Serves 4.

You can buy Larry’s Southwestern Sauces online at www.larryssouthwesternsauces.com

Larry’s Southwestern Sauces are all-natural Mexican cooking sauces to make chili, enchiladas, chicken mole, huevos rancheros, seafood, tacos or just to simmer your favorite meats in. Larry’s Sauces come in three flavors; Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero. All are made with fresh jalapeno and cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices.

Larry’s Southwestern Sauces are vegan and gluten-free, preservative-free and are made with no tree or ground nuts. Larry invented these sauces when he was a chef at a natural whole foods restaurant in the Midwest.

Larry’s Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero Sauces are now available at Healthy Living in Burlington, VT and Northville Supermarket in New Milford, CT. Also at Shop Rite, Price Chopper, Honest Weight Food Coop, Albany, NY, Belfast Coop Store, Belfast, ME, Guido’s Fresh Marketplace, Great Barrington, MA, Adam's Fairacre Farms, Hudson Chatham Winery in Columbia County, 25 more stores in the Hudson Valley and New England and in 26 Whole Foods Markets in New England. The list of stores keeps growing.

Give them a try. When people taste them they buy them!

August 15, 2011