Buffalo chicken quesadillas are filling enough to serve as a meal and versatile to win big points as a snack while the big game is on. Feel free to sub in your favorite flavored tortillas. Or kick up the spice factor with pepper jack cheese instead of the Mexican blend.

  • Total Time

    Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

  • Makes

    4 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 1/2 cup Buffalo wing sauce
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil
  • 1 cup chopped sweet onion
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 tomato-flavored flour tortillas (10 inches)
  • 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped pitted green olives
  • 2/3 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped celery leaves
  • Additional Buffalo wing sauce, optional

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, toss chicken with wing sauce. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, salt and pepper; cook and stir until onion is tender.
  • Place two tortillas on an ungreased baking sheet; top with chicken and onion mixtures. Sprinkle with Mexican cheese and olives. Top with remaining tortillas. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown and cheese is melted.
  • In a small bowl, mix sour cream and blue cheese. Serve quesadillas with celery leaves, blue cheese sauce and, if desired, additional wing sauce.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 quesadilla: 773 calories, 43g fat (22g saturated fat), 152mg cholesterol, 2354mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 7g fiber), 44g protein.

Originally published as Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas in Simple & Delicious June/July 2013