CHICKEN QUESADILLAS
CHICKEN QUESADILLAS
CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Ingredients
  • 8 ready-made flour tortillas
  • 250g/9oz mature cheddar
  • grated
  • 300g/11oz cooked chicken
  • thickly sliced
  • ½ red onion
  • finely sliced
  • 60g/2½oz jalapeno chillies
  • roughly chopped
  • 1 small bunch coriander leaves and roots
  • 4 tbsp sour cream
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 150g/5oz sweetcorn
  • 20g/¾oz jalapeno chillies
  • roughly chopped
  • 1 green chilli
  • finely chopped
  • 1 lime
  • juice only
  • 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves
  • roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves
  • roughly chopped
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • For quesadilla
  • place four of the tortillas onto a board and cover each with the grated cheese.
  • Divide the chicken
  • red onion
  • jalapeno chillies and coriander equally over the cheese-covered tortillas.
  • Spread the sour cream onto one side of each of the remaining four tortillas and place sour cream-side down onto the filled tortillas.
  • Heat a frying pan and add the oil. Carefully place a quesadilla into the frying pan and cook over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes
  • until crisp and golden and the cheese filling is melting. Carefully turn the quesadilla over and cook on the other side for a further two minutes
  • or until crisp and golden. Remove from the pan and set aside to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining quesadillas.
  • Cut the quesadillas into quarters and serve fresh and hot.
  • For the salsa
  • place all of the salsa ingredients into a food processor and pulse to combine. Season
  • to taste
  • with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • To serve
  • arrange the quesadillas serving plate and place a bowl of salsa into the middle.