Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadillas
Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadillas
Chopped rotisserie chicken and cheddar cheese get melted together with crispy bacon, fresh herbs, and creamy ranch dressing.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups Rotisserie Chicken, chopped
  • 4-6 Flour Tortillas
  • 1-2 cups Cheddar Cheese
  • 8 to 10 slices Bacon, chopped
  • 1 Red Onion diced
  • 1/2 cup Ranch Dressing
  • 1/4 cup sliced canned Jalapeno Peppers
  • 2-4 tablespoons Butter (or oil)
  • 1/4 cup Fresh chopped Parsley
  • 1/4 cup Fresh chopped Cilantro

DIRECTIONS

  1. Cook and chop your bacon.
  2. Chop up your rotisserie chicken.
  3. Combine chicken, bacon, jalapenos, parsley and cilantro in a bowl. Mix it up well.
  4. Add the ranch dressing.  Mix it up well.
  5. To the bottom 1/3 of each tortilla add some cheese and chicken mixture.  Fold it up.
  6. Add some butter to the pan on medium heat.
  7. Once melted add on one of the quesadilla's.  Cook for a couple minutes on each side.  Until it's brown on both sides and the cheese is melted.
  8. Cut them in half or thirds and plate.  Enjoy!

TIPS

  • You could also add finely diced scallions to the mix.  Or mix and match between the scallions, parsley and cilantro.
  • To speed this all up you could get a store bought pre-cooked rotisserie chicken and bacon.

 

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