Easy Baked Chicken and Cheese Quesadillas (Printable)
Golden, crispy tortillas stuffed with spiced chicken, Mexican cheese blend, and fresh vegetables. Baked to perfection in just 35 minutes.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Chicken
01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded
02 - 1 teaspoon chili powder
03 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
04 - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
05 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
06 - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
→ Cheese
07 - 2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese
→ Vegetables & Extras
08 - 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
09 - 1/4 cup chopped green onions
10 - 8 medium (8-inch) flour tortillas
11 - 2 tablespoons melted butter or olive oil
# How To Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 425°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a large bowl, toss shredded chicken with chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper until well combined.
03 - Lay 4 tortillas flat on work surface. Evenly distribute chicken mixture, cheese, bell pepper, and green onions over each tortilla, leaving 1/2-inch border around edges. Top with remaining tortillas and press gently to seal.
04 - Brush both sides of each quesadilla with melted butter or olive oil.
05 - Place quesadillas on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes, flip, and bake another 7-8 minutes until golden and crisp.
06 - Let cool 2 minutes, then cut into wedges. Serve warm with salsa, sour cream, or guacamole if desired.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- The oven gives you perfectly crispy quesadillas all at once, no babysitting required
- These are incredibly forgiving—use whatever cheese or cooked meat you have on hand
02 -
- Overfilling seems tempting but causes blowouts—stick to about 1/3 cup filling per quesadilla
- The cheese needs to reach the edges to act as glue, or your tortilla layers will separate when cutting
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- Letting the quesadillas rest for those 2 minutes is crucial—cut too soon and the cheese runs everywhere
- Use a pizza cutter to make clean wedges without dragging the filling