recipe for chicken quesadillas
tonight we are having chicken fajitas, myway. these fajitas are so versatile! you can use anything. you can use seafood, beef chicken, turkey or even tofu. tonight is fajita night and welcome to tess's kitchen. i have about a pound to pound and a half of sliced up chicken breast and i'm going
recipe for chicken quesadillas, to add the juice of half of this lemon. in goes a teaspoon of chili powder,aboutt a quarter teaspoon of cumin and a quarter teaspoon of black pepper. goingto add about a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and give it a good mix.see how big the slices are?
and now for the rest of the ingredientswe are going to be cooking. i have one green bell pepper sliced, one red bell pepper sliced, some white onions sliced, and one seeded finely dicedjalapeno, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and black pepper. i knew i wanted some kind of relish orsauce on top. i had these tomatoes and they needed toused so i thought i'd make a little salsa. here i have about a cup of finely dicedtomatoes, about a half a cup of jarred roasted red bell peppers, one smallcan of green chilies, and one tablespoon of finely diced red onion.
we're just going to put everythingin the bowl and give it a good mix. adding a little bit of salt and pepper. here is a little drizzle of extra virginolive oil. and remember that other half of lemon, i'm going to add the juice. i'm also going to add half thechipotle pepper minced up fine. i'm going to put it in the refrigerator and let itchill until we get the cooking done. another thing you can add to the salsawould be some chopped-up cilantro. we don't like it so i don't use it. now for the cooking. i'm using mylarge cast iron pan and i'm adding about
2 to 3 tablespoons of oil and thenadding the chicken. i'm going to cook for 5-8 minutes until the chicken is done. itwon't take long. i did not slice the chicken very thick. this smells awesome! you can find this recipe and more of what i'm cooking on facebook. please remember tocome visit me! now i'm just going to scoop out thechicken pieces and set them to the side.look at all that goodness on the bottom
of the pan and we're going to use it! adding about a tablespoon of oil and allthe vegetables and going to give it a good stir. i added some salt and pepper and now i'm adding about a quarter cup of water tohelp the vegetables cook. now the minced garlic. i'm going to let it cook... a minute or two to get those flavors going. now my chicken is going back into the pan and don't forget to scrape in all those drippings. give it a big stir and once it's allthoroughly mixed, it is done!
the sliced white onions that i used did not hold up very well during the cooking but they needed to be used. you probably better using a sliced redor yellow onion. and now the fun part, the assembly! i lightly heated the tortillas on both sides in my cast iron pan. for the fixin's i have my meat mixture, ihave my salsa, some leafy greens, sour cream, a little bit of avocado slices anda squeeze of lime. this is what i happen to have but youcan certainly add the toppings of your choice.
maybe some fresh parsley, cilantro, basil.... maybe add some black beans, corn, rice. of course, the chipotle pepper andjalapeno are optional. we love the heat and i love thesmokiness that the chipotle pepper gives. there you go! d you want to take a bite?! and there you have it! these are chickenfajitas , my way. i hope i inspired you to make your own,love them and enjoy! please remember to hit the like buttonand subscribe for future recipe videos from tess's kitchen.
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