Grammy's Kitchen · Quesadillas · Chicken Quesadillas
One of 80 quesadillas recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 80 for juiciness among the quesadillas recipes we compared. 53 cooks on www.onceuponachef.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 80.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 6% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 6% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| Olive oil (for cooking) | |
| 4 g | 3/4 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 454 g | 1 pound chicken tenderloins, (tendons trimmed (see note), or boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 1/2 strips) |
| 1 cup thick and chunky salsa, (such as Chi-Chi's Medium) | |
| 118 g | 1/2 cup water |
| 4 large burrito-size (10-inch flour tortillas) | |
| 339 g | 3 cups shredded Mexican Blend or Monterey Jack cheese ((see note)) |
| Sour cream | |
| Lime wedges |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.onceuponachef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This recipe is amazing. I found it about a year ago & it is a staple in our home. I even got the picky teenager to love something new with this recipe. I use Nature’s Promise mild salsa & occasionally quesadilla cheese combined with the cheddar. I even” — a cook, 5.0★
“Loved this recipe! Just what I was looking for. Husband was crazy about them. I put 4 of them on a cookie sheet folded in half on parchment paper and crisped them under broiler at a lower temp, to speed up the heating process. Loooking forward to trying mo” — a cook, 5.0★