CHICKEN AND CHEESE QUESADILLAS
Ingredients
- 1 yellow pepper
- seeds removed
- diced
- 1 small mango
- peeled and diced
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- cut into quarters
- 3 spring onions
- chopped
- 1 tsp chopped jalapeño peppers (optional)
- 1 lime
- juice only
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 flour tortillas
- 150g/5oz Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese
- grated
- leftover chicken
- shredded
- or other cold meat such as turkey
- 1 green or red pepper
- seeds removed
- finely diced
- small handful coriander leaves
- chopped
- plus extra to garnish (optional)
- soured cream and guacamole
- to serve (optional)
Directions
- For the salsa
- mix all of the salsa ingredients together in a bowl and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Tip the avocado into a mixing bowl with the lime juice to prevent it from turning brown. Add the garlic
- crème fraîche and coriander and mash everything together lightly with a fork
- keeping plenty of texture. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- For the quesadillas
- lay two of the tortillas out on a flat surface. Top each with the cheese
- followed by the chicken
- peppers and coriander. Place the remaining tortillas on top and press down gently.
- Heat a frying pan over a medium hot and add one of the quesadillas to the pan. Fry
- without adding any oil
- for 2-3 minutes on each side or until the tortilla is crisp
- the cheese melted and the chicken heated through thoroughly. Keep warm whilst you cook the second quesadillas.
- To serve
- cut the quesadillas into quarters arrange on plates. Spoon a little soured cream on top
- garnish with coriander and serve with the salsa and guacamole on the side.

