Dinner in 10: Jalapeno Chicken Quesadilla

June 1, 2011 By Leanne Vogel October 4, 2017

How is it June already? Are you enjoying the same nice weather that we’ve been having these last couple of days? I am so happy I ended up extending my vacation by a couple of days in hopes of getting caught up on things. I’ve been busy cleaning the house, putting away laundry [it never ends, I tell ya], and running errands. I got home yesterday at 2pm after running around all morning and had a empty belly and a mean sugar craving.

I drank a bunch of water, heated up the indoor grill, and made this quesadilla in less time than it takes me to empty the dishwasher. Ugh, I hate emptying the dishwasher?! But I <3 this quesadilla. We can’t have it all I suppose.

Jalapeno Chicken Quesadilla

Author: Leanne Vogel

Recipe type: Gluten free, Dairy free, Sugar free, Corn free

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Total time: 20 mins

Serves: 1 quesadilla

A quick and easy, high protein dinner made up of jalapenos, healthy fats, plant, and animal based protein.

Ingredients

1 rice tortilla
½ leftover chicken breast, diced
¼ cup black beans, drained and rinsed
1 yellow onion, sliced
¼ red pepper, diced
¼ avocado, sliced
2 tablespoon mozzarella daiya cheese or other non-dairy cheese
1 tablespoon extra virgin coconut oil
1 tablespoon jalapenos, diced
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced
⅛ teaspoon herbamare or himalayan rock salt

Instructions

Preheat grill or if you don’t have a grill, preheat oven to 375F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
Heat coconut oil in a cast iron pan over medium heat. Once melted, add onions and saute for 3-5 minutes. Add herbamare and red pepper and cook for 1 minute.
Remove from heat.
Place all remaining ingredients on half of the tortilla. Fold over and place on the grill. Push down with the top and allow to cook for 1 minute, or until cheese is melted. If cooking in the oven, place on the prepared cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.

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What’s better than grilling up a meal in less than 10 minutes? Enjoying it outside! After I was done my quesadilla, I cuddled up to a good book on our patio and soaked in the sunshine [while wearing sunscreen of course!] What’s your go-to quick dinner? If you could give up one chore, for the rest of your life, what would it be?

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