Nutrition know-how
| Calories (kcal) per serve | Fat (g) per serve |
| 478 | 14 (does not include additional toppings) |
Easy chicken quesadilla
500 grams pre-cooked chicken
1 chopped white onion
1 chopped green pepper
1 tablespoon room-temperature butter (or non-dairy substitute)
30 grams grated cheddar cheese (or non-dairy substitute)
2 tortillas
Spoonful salsa (optional)
Directions
- Heat a frying pan on medium heat.
- Spread butter on one side of the tortilla.
- Place the tortilla face down in the pan.
- Evenly spread the grated cheese on one side of the tortilla in the pan.
- Add some of the chicken, onion and green pepper to the tortilla on top of the cheese.
- Once the bottom of the tortilla is golden brown and the cheese is melted, fold it in half.
- Slide the quesadilla onto a plate and cut into sections.
Enjoy with salsa or some of your other favourite toppings.
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Vegetarian shout-out; sub in black beans for chicken for a meatless version of these cheesy quesadillas.
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Want to beef these quesadillas up? Try using cooked steak instead of chicken. Beef generally contains more calories and fat.
These recipes should be used in consultation with the advice from your healthcare provider or nutritionist to help fulfil your daily nutritional needs. They are not designed to replace their advice.
