Description
Delicious Hot Honey BBQ Chicken Quesadillas combine sweet heat and savory chicken with melty cheese for a crowd-pleasing dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 Chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup Hot honey
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
- 4 Flour tortillas
- 1 cup Shredded cheese (Monterey Jack or Cheddar)
- 1 Bell pepper, sliced
- 1 Onion, sliced
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken: In a bowl, combine chicken breasts, hot honey, and BBQ sauce; marinate for at least 30 minutes.
- Cook the chicken: Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat and cook each chicken breast for 6-7 minutes per side until fully cooked; dice into bite-sized pieces.
- Sauté the vegetables: In the same skillet, add oil and cook bell peppers and onions until tender, about 4-5 minutes.
- Assemble the quesadillas: Lay a tortilla on the skillet, sprinkle one half with cheese, add chicken, sautéed veggies, and more cheese; fold in half.
- Cook the quesadillas: Cook for 3-4 minutes until golden brown, then flip and cook the other side for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Slice and serve: Remove from heat, slice into triangles, and drizzle with hot honey; serve with sour cream or guacamole.
Notes
You can prep the chicken a day in advance, and customize with different vegetables or cheese varieties.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: quesadillas, BBQ, hot honey, easy recipe, Mexican food