Loaded with cheese, chicken, and homemade buffalo sauce, this quick and easy buffalo chicken quesadilla recipe is a great game day appetizer.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: buffalo, chicken, quesadilla
Servings: 4
Ingredients
1poundchicken breast
3ouncescream cheese
2ounceshot sauce
4soft taco tortillas
4-6ouncesColby Jack cheese, shredded
1cupshredded lettuce (optional)¼ cup
1/4cupranch or blue cheese dressing (optional)
Instructions
Cook chicken breast in a medium-sized skillet on medium heat until fully cooked (about 3-4 minutes on each side). Transfer chicken to a cutting board and chop it into bite-sized pieces.
1 pound chicken breast
While the chicken is cooking, prepare the sauce by combining cream cheese and hot sauce in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat for about 30 seconds and whisk until creamy.
3 ounces cream cheese, 2 ounces hot sauce
Add chicken to sauce, stirring to coat. Set aside.
Lay tortillas flat. Sprinkle a small amount of cheese onto half of the tortilla. Top with chicken, sprinkle with more cheese, and then fold in half. Continue with the remaining tortillas.
4 soft taco tortillas, 4-6 ounces Colby Jack cheese, shredded
Place 2 prepared tortillas in a medium to large skillet and cook on medium heat until brown. Flip and cook until quesadillas have browned. Cut into triangles with a pizza cutter.
Serve with lettuce and dressing (optional).
1 cup shredded lettuce (optional)¼ cup, 1/4 cup ranch or blue cheese dressing (optional)