Description
A quick and delicious comfort food featuring crispy golden tortillas filled with seasoned chicken, smoky bacon, melted cheese, and creamy ranch dressing. Perfect for busy weeknight dinners, this restaurant-quality quesadilla comes together in just 15 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large flour tortillas (10-inch)
- 1 cup cooked chicken breast, shredded or diced
- 4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
- 3 tablespoons ranch dressing, plus more for dipping
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons green onions, sliced (optional)
Instructions
- Cook bacon strips until crispy, then crumble and set aside.
- Season the cooked chicken with garlic powder and black pepper.
- Spread ranch dressing evenly over one side of each tortilla.
- Layer half of the cheese on one tortilla, followed by chicken, crumbled bacon, green onions if using, and remaining cheese.
- Place the second tortilla on top, ranch side down.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Carefully transfer the quesadilla to the skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
- Flip carefully and cook another 2-3 minutes until the second side is golden and cheese is melted.
- Remove from heat, let rest for 1 minute, then cut into wedges and serve with extra ranch for dipping.
Notes
- Use rotisserie chicken for the fastest prep time.
- For extra crispiness, brush the outside of tortillas with butter before cooking.
- Substitute turkey bacon for a lighter option.
- Add jalapeños or hot sauce for a spicy kick.
- These quesadillas can be kept warm in a 200°F oven while making multiple batches.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Pan-frying
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 485
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 890mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 29g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
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