Crispy tortillas filled with melted cheese, refreshing basil, and shredded chicken for a simple yet delicious meal. These quesadillas consist of less than five ingredients but can still tantalize your taste buds.
Happy early weekend!
As I’m writing this post, I’m in the car on my way to LA for a mini family vacation, but don’t worry, I still plan to post to the best of my abilities. I mentioned in my previous post that I’m not used to hot weather, yet I’m venturing into hotter weather. Luckily, I have macaron ice cream sandwiches to look forward to. I didn’t even know they existed until my sister accidentally stumbled across a photo of it on Instagram. I’ll share photos of our trip through Instagram and in a Life of a Wallflower post in a few days once I’m back from my trip.
In today’s post, I want to share with you a recipe for Basil Chicken Quesadillas. Don’t you just love the simplicity of quesadillas? Packed with your favorite ingredients, or I supposed, my favorite ingredients, quesadillas take just several minutes to make before you have a warm tasty meal in front of you. Customize them to your taste. My recipes are inspirations for you to get started on making your own. Like cheese? Throw more in. As much as you like. Love vegetables? Add your favorites. Like more meat? Add more chicken or beef or even shrimp.
But if you try these Basil Chicken Quesadillas, I know you won’t regret it. They’re so very delicious. Basil and chicken complement each other so well. Bite into these quesadillas and you’ll have the crunchiness of the golden brown tortillas, warm gooeyness of melted cheese, juicy chicken shredded into smaller pieces, and the light aromatic fragrance of basil.
These quesadillas are so tasty, I have to share with my friends at Fiesta Friday. If you haven’t heard of Fiesta Friday before, I highly recommend that you visit Angie at the Novice Gardener. You’ll meet new people and discover tons of new recipes too.
First, lightly coat the bottom of a skillet with nonstick cooking spray.
Place a tortilla in the skillet over low heat. If you’re on a gluten free diet, you can find gluten free tortilla in stores.
Add your favorite cheese. I like using mozzarella and cheddar. Make sure to place a generous amount on the edges of the tortilla. This will help seal the quesadilla later.
Add shredded chicken. You can make your own by roasting or grilling chicken. I used leftover rotisserie chicken, which makes life so much easier. =)
Tear up basil leaves to create a rustic look and place it on top of the quesadilla.
Add more cheese over the quesadilla before placing a second tortilla on top.
Once the bottom tortilla has turned crispy and a golden brown color, slip a spatula underneath the quesadilla and flip it over.
Allow the tortilla to heat until it becomes crispy and golden brown before removing from heat and plating.
Cut the quesadillas in half or in fourths.
Serve the quesadillas warm. Enjoy!
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saucygander says
This looks like the perfect weeknight dinner, and the perfect party food! Thank you for bringing this to this week’s Fiesta Friday, happy partying!!
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you!
Margot @ Gather and Graze says
These are such beautiful flavours to go into a quesadilla Andrea – I adore basil and chicken paired together! I hope you have a wonderful vacation over in LA… I’m totally intrigued and salivating at the thought of macaron ice-cream sandwiches – can’t wait to hear more about them! Enjoy Fiesta Friday this week – there are a lot of amazing dishes put out on the table already. Cheers, Margot
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thanks, Margot!
firefly1275 says
Looks delicious!
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thanks!
Francesca says
Great new photo of you on the blog!
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you, Francesca!
Michelle says
Yum this looks so good! Have a good trip 🙂
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thanks, Michelle!
Melissa says
Looks easy and tasty – I never would have thought of basil! Right on 🙂
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
I hope you’ll like these quesadillas, Melissa! =)
The Lousy Chef says
Hello Andrea, I love quesadillas and I’ll definitely try this out! (Somehow it’s never dawned on me to use chicken…) However, my quesadillas usually turn out a bit bitter – is this an inherent feature of the tortilla, or am I doing something wrong? I’d love to find out!
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
I’m not sure what could cause the quesadillas to turn out bitter. I don’t think it’s the tortilla, unless they’re old, which is probably not the case. What other ingredients are you adding to your quesadillas? We’ll figure this out! =)
chefjulianna says
Just love this combo of flavours! Very, very yummy! 🙂
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you, Julianna!
dfolstad58 says
What a beautiful, and inspiring post. I really like recipes with less than ten ingredients. Your post is bright, with nice pictures, and thoughtfully done, professional! Very well done!
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you so much!