Becky's Cheesy Chicken Quesadillas

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground (or to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon mexican chili powder, hot
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 flour tortillas
• 1 cup cheese, shredded (i use a mexican cheese blend found at my local grocery store consisting of cheddar, monterey jack, a)
• 2 tomatoes, sliced thin (about 12 slices)
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons scallions, sliced thin

Recipe

• 1 chicken preparation:.
• 2 preheat grill to medium-high heat.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine seasonings.
• 4 pound chicken breasts to 1/2-inch thickness.
• 5 season both sides of chicken breasts.
• 6 grill chicken breasts for 8-10 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
• 7 allow chicken to cool for 10-15 minutes and then slice into thin pieces.
• 8 chicken may be broiled instead of a grilled per your preference.
• 9 quesadilla assembly:.
• 10 on two dinner plates, place one flour tortilla onto each.
• 11 sprinkle each evenly with 1/2 cup shredded cheese (1/4 cup on each).
• 12 arrange sliced chicken breast evenly attop each cheese layer.
• 13 cover each chicken layer with tomato slices (6 slices on each).
• 14 sprinkle each evenly with cilantro (1 tbs. on each) and scallions (1 tbs. on each).
• 15 sprinkle each evenly with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese (1/4 cup on each).
• 16 top with remaining two flour tortillas (one on each).
• 17 cooking the quesadillas:.
• 18 while assembling the quesadillas, preheat an electric griddle to 350 f (or grill to medium-high heat). i use a griddle (rather than a grill) to cook quesadillas, as it is easier to turn them without losing their insides.
• 19 brush 1 tbs. olive oil onto the griddle, covering the surface.
• 20 brush the remaining 1 tbs. olive oil onto the top exposed flour tortilla.
• 21 gently slide each quesadilla from each dinner plate onto the griddle (olive oil-less side down).
• 22 cook for 5-7 minutes or until bottom tortilla begins to brown.
• 23 with a large spatula, gently but swiftly turn each quesadilla to brown other side.
• 24 cook for 5-7 minutes or until bottom tortilla begins to brown.
• 25 remove to a cutting board and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• 26 slice into eighths.
• 27 serve immediately with garnish of your preference. i like to use sour cream, salsa or guacamole.