Chicken Pineapple Quesadillas

Chicken Pineapple Quesadillas

🥘 Ingredients

  • Southwest Spice Blend
    2 tbsp
  • black pepper
  • chopped chicken breast
    20 oz
  • cilantro
    ¼ oz
  • cooking oil
    2 tbsp
  • flour tortillas
    4 unit
  • lime
    1 unit
  • mozzarella cheese
    2 c
  • onion
    1 unit
  • paper towels
  • pineapple
    8 oz
  • salt
  • sour cream
    3 tbsp
  • tomato
    2 unit

🍳 Cookware

  • large pan
  • medium bowl
  • large pan
  • large pan
  • baking sheet
  1. 1
    Heat broiler to high. Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion ; mince a few slices until you have 2 TBSP (4 TBSP for 4 servings). Drain pineapple ; discard juice.
    onion: 1 unit, pineapple: 8 oz
  2. 2
    Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion. Cook, stirring, until softened, ⏱️ 4-5 minutes . Season with salt and black pepper . Add pineapple and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, ⏱️ 2-3 minutes . Season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat; remove from pan and set aside. Wipe out pan.
    cooking oil: 2 tbsp, salt, black pepper
  3. 3
    Meanwhile, dice tomato . Roughly chop cilantro . Halve lime . In a medium bowl , combine minced onion, tomato, half the cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.
    tomato: 2 unit, cilantro: ¼ oz, lime: 1 unit
  4. 4
    Pat chopped chicken breast dry with paper towels . Heat a drizzle of oil in the large pan used for onion and pineapple over medium-high heat. Add chicken and Southwest Spice Blend . Cook, stirring, until chicken is browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 4-6 minutes . Season with salt and pepper. Return onion and pineapple to the large pan used for onion and pineapple along with a squeeze of lime juice and remaining cilantro. Stir to combine; turn off heat.
    chopped chicken breast: 20 oz, paper towels, Southwest Spice Blend: 2 tbsp
  5. 5
    Rub one side of each flour tortillas with a drizzle of oil. Place tortillas, oiled sides down, on a baking sheet . Evenly sprinkle with half the mozzarella cheese . Top with filling, then sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Fold tortillas in half to create quesadillas. (Depending on the size of your baking sheet, you may need to work in batches for 4 servings.)
    flour tortillas: 4 unit, mozzarella cheese: 2 c
  6. 6
    Broil quesadillas until golden brown on top, ⏱️ 1-2 minutes . Flip and repeat on opposite side. (TIP: Watch carefully to avoid burning.) Cut quesadillas into wedges; top with some pico de gallo and sour cream . Serve with any remaining pico de gallo and sour cream on the side.
    sour cream: 3 tbsp