Photo: Tequila Chicken Quesadillas Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, julienned
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 dashes cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cumin
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, julienned
- 1 green bell pepper, julienned
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 ounce tequila
- 8 ounces Colby Jack cheese, Monterey Jack, or Cheddar, shredded
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro leaves
- 2 tablespoons sliced scallions
All-purpose soy flour flat bread (makes 2, but only use 1 for this quesadilla recipe):
- 1 1/2 cups soy flour
- 1/4 cup sugar substitute (recommended: Splenda)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup club soda
- Non-stick vegetable oil cooking spray
- Special Equipment: 2 (12-inch) round aluminum pizza pans
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Make the soy flour flat bread: In a medium bowl, whisk together the soy flour, sugar substitute, salt, eggs, heavy cream, and club soda to make a smooth, thick, pancake-like batter. Spray pizza pans generously with the vegetable oil spray. Using a rubber spatula, spread the batter as thinly and evenly as possible over the 2 pans. Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly golden brown and firm to touch.
In a large saute pan or wok, heat oil over high heat. Season the chicken with salt, pepper, cayenne, cumin, and garlic, and add to the hot oil. Next add the peppers and onions, and remove pan from the heat and add tequila. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until chicken is cooked thoroughly. Keep warm.
Cut 1 flat bread into 4 pieces. On 2 pieces, layer cheese, cooked chicken mixture, and more cheese, and cover with the other 2 pieces. (Wrap the other flatbread and freeze for another use).
Lastly, melt butter until very hot in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add quesadillas and cook for about 2 minutes on each side until toasty and the cheese is melted. Cut quesadillas into 3 pieces each and serve. Garnish with cilantro and scallions, and serve with salsa picante, guacamole, and sour cream, if desired.
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By harperoni
Pennsylvania
on April 19, 2011
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We used naan instead of the above flat bread recipe and we served it open-faced like a pizza. This was very, very good and had great flavor and texture without the extra fat/calories from sour cream/guac.
I will use this recipe again and again to make fajitas.... as a matter of fact, i think the leftovers will make a great fajita lunch for me tomorrow. Mmmmm
By kimmijj
on October 01, 2010
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Awesome base recipe! I modified it, to fit our lifestyle. I used corn store bought tortillas. I used the salt, pepper, cumin, cayenne pepper, oil, tequila, garlic(powder, and onion(powder as a marinade for the chicken and then grilled it. I stir fried peppers, onions, mushrooms and whatever else on the stove, chop the grilled chicken and them make the quesadillas. I get rave reviews from everyone about it. One thing - watch for possible tequila flare ups on the grill! ;
By beltza
Palmerton, PA
on July 26, 2010
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I used store bought flour tortillas and used a mixture of mexican blend cheese and hot pepper cheese. I sprayed a little oil on a baking pan, filled one half of the tortilla with the chicken mixture and cheese and then folded it over and baked in the oven at 375 until cheese was melted and the tortilla was a little crisp, about 5 min. They were fantastic! I'll be making often. Thanks!
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