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In a large pan over medium-high heat, add a drizzle of olive oil and 1 chopped red onion. Fry for a few minutes and follow with 1 chopped red pepper. Season well with salt, and fry for 5-7 minutes until softening.
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Mini tortillas, preferably corn wraps but they aren’t always easy to find so flour wraps also works
1
Red pepper, chopped into small pieces
1
Red onion, finely chopped
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If making for a large crowd, see The Notes below for a tip to keep them warm.
If you want to double the recipe: double everything! If you’re making for a crowd, it obviously can take a little time to fry each quesadilla in batches, so keep them warm in an 160c/140c fan oven on a tray covered with foil. Then you can serve them all at once.
Chicken: this is part of my roast chicken series where I show you how to make 5 meals for 4 people from one roast chicken! If you haven’t roasted a chicken and are now using up the meat, you could either: - roast some chicken legs in the oven - 180c fan for 30 or so minutes until cooked through. Shred the meat and add that. - You could add diced raw chicken breast/thigh to the pan with the red onion and build the mix that way. - Use a rotisserie chicken.
How to get your children to eat it too: I just make sure the smoked paprika is mild or leave it out altogether. They love this with some buttery corn on the side.
Variations: - Make it spicy: you could add a dollop of chipotle paste with the tomato puree or some fresh chopped red chilli. Dried chilli flakes work too. Add some sliced fresh jalapeno to the crema for more zing. - Make it veggie: skip the chicken, it will still be delicious with beans. - Cheeses: mozzarella melts the best here, I just use pre-grated, but you could also use a mild cheddar or traditionally, it would be Oaxaca cheese if you fancy making it that way!
Crema: this recipe can be a guide - add more or less of what you like to make it to your tastes. If you love lime, you could add some zest. If you don’t like coriander, try blitzing parsley or basil! Play around with it.
Make this even easier: skip the crema and just serve with guacamole, sour cream, maybe even some salsa.
Make big quesadillas: if you can’t find mini wraps or you’d rather make 1 big one, you can use a regular large tortilla wrap sandwiched together with another one on the top and build it as above but one at a time, frying it on each side in a large pan.
Then cut into wedges like a pizza What to do with leftovers: try to leave them unassembled so then when you are ready for lunch the next day, you can build a fresh quesadilla for best results. Leftover chicken filling will last 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge but will depend on when you cooked the chicken! If you have any leftover quesadillas that are already assembled/fried, try reheating in an air fryer at 170c for around 5 minutes, but keep an eye on it.
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Cook
30m
Ingredients
Method
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Step 1
In a large pan over medium-high heat, add a drizzle of olive oil and 1 chopped red onion. Fry for a few minutes and follow with 1 chopped red pepper. Season well with salt, and fry for 5-7 minutes until softening.
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For
12
M
I
10-12
Mini tortillas, preferably corn wraps but they aren’t always easy to find so flour wraps also works
1
Red pepper, chopped into small pieces
1
Red onion, finely chopped
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If making for a large crowd, see The Notes below for a tip to keep them warm.
If you want to double the recipe: double everything! If you’re making for a crowd, it obviously can take a little time to fry each quesadilla in batches, so keep them warm in an 160c/140c fan oven on a tray covered with foil. Then you can serve them all at once.
Chicken: this is part of my roast chicken series where I show you how to make 5 meals for 4 people from one roast chicken! If you haven’t roasted a chicken and are now using up the meat, you could either: - roast some chicken legs in the oven - 180c fan for 30 or so minutes until cooked through. Shred the meat and add that. - You could add diced raw chicken breast/thigh to the pan with the red onion and build the mix that way. - Use a rotisserie chicken.
How to get your children to eat it too: I just make sure the smoked paprika is mild or leave it out altogether. They love this with some buttery corn on the side.
Variations: - Make it spicy: you could add a dollop of chipotle paste with the tomato puree or some fresh chopped red chilli. Dried chilli flakes work too. Add some sliced fresh jalapeno to the crema for more zing. - Make it veggie: skip the chicken, it will still be delicious with beans. - Cheeses: mozzarella melts the best here, I just use pre-grated, but you could also use a mild cheddar or traditionally, it would be Oaxaca cheese if you fancy making it that way!
Crema: this recipe can be a guide - add more or less of what you like to make it to your tastes. If you love lime, you could add some zest. If you don’t like coriander, try blitzing parsley or basil! Play around with it.
Make this even easier: skip the crema and just serve with guacamole, sour cream, maybe even some salsa.
Make big quesadillas: if you can’t find mini wraps or you’d rather make 1 big one, you can use a regular large tortilla wrap sandwiched together with another one on the top and build it as above but one at a time, frying it on each side in a large pan.
Then cut into wedges like a pizza What to do with leftovers: try to leave them unassembled so then when you are ready for lunch the next day, you can build a fresh quesadilla for best results. Leftover chicken filling will last 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge but will depend on when you cooked the chicken! If you have any leftover quesadillas that are already assembled/fried, try reheating in an air fryer at 170c for around 5 minutes, but keep an eye on it.
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