Chicken Quesadillas

This is another recipe that took me a while to perfect. Even now, I still make little adjustments to it, depending on what I'm in the mood for. As you know by now, Matt and I love Tex-Mex style food and really anything spicy. Quesadillas are a great, easy Tex-Mex style recipe that's also very budget friendly. We used to eat these all the time in college and right after college when we were flat broke. In fact, my Quesadillas might be the reason Matt married me! haha

Chicken Quesadillas
2 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 Tsp adobo seasoning
3 Strips bacon
6 Medium flour tortillas
4 oz shredded cheese such as mild cheddar, monterey jack, pepper jack, etc.
Hot sauce (We like Frank's - if you're a Texas Pete's kinda person, it's ok, nobody's perfect!)
Butter (I use Smart Balance)

  

• Trim the chicken then cut into very small pieces - about 1/4 inch cubes.
• Place the chicken in a bowl, toss with the adobo seasoning, then set aside.
• Chop up the bacon into small strips (this is called a "lardon" in case you're curious), then cook over medium-medium high until crisp. Set aside.
• Drain the bacon fat from the pan and wipe clean. Spray the pan lightly with cooking spray oil, then brown the chicken on medium high heat until completely cooked through.
• Once cooked, set the chicken aside in a new, clean bowl.
• Place the pan back on the heat and turn the heat down to medium low.
• Very lightly butter 2 flour tortillas on one side.

• Place one tortilla, buttered side down, in the frying pan over medium low. Then top with 1/3 of the cheese, 1/3 of the bacon, then 1/3 of the chicken, then shake on as much hot sauce as you like. Top with the second tortilla, buttered side up.
• If you want to go really crazy, you can spread some salsa con queso on the second tortilla.
• You can also add some roasted red peppers, avocado slices, or I even like to add broccoli and cauliflower in mine, crazy as that sounds.

• Cook until golden brown and the cheese is melted, then flip and cook the other side until also golden brown. 
• Using a pizza cutter, cut the quesadilla in half, then thirds so you have 6 slices.
• Repeat with the remaining ingredients until you have 3 quesadillas.

These are great served with salsa, guacamole, olives, sour cream, etc.