Lunch

Sarah's Chicken Quesadillas is for Lunch.

Sarah's Chicken Quesadillas takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Sarah's Chicken Quesadillas takes 5 minutes to cook.

Sarah's Chicken Quesadillas makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Sarah's Chicken Quesadillas are:

Cooking Spray, olive oil or butter flavored

4 whole wheat tortillas, medium (I get the 8" ones but the important thing is that they're small enough to lie flat on the bottom of your skillet or frying pan)

1/2 cup shredded chicken (can use chopped or diced, just smoosh with your fingers when you add it to the pan)

2 mini bell peppers, diced, or 1/4 cup of diced bell pepper (orange or yellow tastes best, but red works fine, too)

1 cup shredded cheese (I prefer the "Mexican" blend of cheddar and some white cheese like colby or mozzarella)

salsa for dipping (optional)

Here is how you make Sarah's Chicken Quesadillas:

1. Spray 1 second of cooking spray into a 9-inch skillet on medium heat. 2. After the pan is warm (a drop of water will sizzle if dropped on pan), lay one tortilla in bottom of the pan (it should lie flat on the bottom of the pan).3. Sprinkle shredded chicken around the tortilla in a single flat layer. Sprinkle in diced bell peppers. This step is very important. If your chicken is too chunky or you don't spread these indredients flat enough or use too much chicken or pepper so that there isn't space for the cheese to melt in between, the finished product won't hold together well, you will end up using more cheese (and therefore add fat to the dish that you may not want), and it won't taste as good. 4. Sprinke cheese over the chicken and peppers, making sure that it covers the whole tortilla out to the edges, leaving no more than 1 cm border without cheese around the edge of the tortilla (but try not to drop any cheese directly on the pan).5. Place another tortilla on top of the cheese and spray with cooking spray. Press the top to help the cheese melt faster and stick to the top tortilla. 6. Wait 1-2 minutes for cheese to melt a little, then flip the entire quesadilla, trying to keep the 2 tortillas lined up with each other the best you can.7. Cook for another minute or two then remove from pan and place on a hard, flat surface. Finished quesadilla will have crisp tortillas on the outside and melted cheese on the inside holding everything together. Mmmmm!8. Let sit for a couple of minutes for the cheese to set, then use a pizza cutter (or knife, in a pinch) to cut like a pizza into 6 wedges.9. Repeat for the remaining tortillas. Serve with salsa for dipping. A healthy homemade low-fat bean dip works great, too.Serving Size: makes 12 wedges, for 4 3-wedge servings Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MATHIEMOM.

The nutritional information for Sarah's Chicken Quesadillas is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 227.1

• Total Fat: 5.2 g
• Cholesterol: 24.0 mg
• Sodium: 551.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 27.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
• Protein: 18.9 g

Sarah's Chicken Quesadillas is Mexican cuisine.