Description
Quick and delicious quesadillas filled with pizza flavors, featuring melty cheese, rotisserie chicken, and fresh basil.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 tortillas
- 16 oz rotisserie chicken (chopped or shredded)
- 2 TB fresh basil (chopped or chiffonade)
- 1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 jar Pizza sauce (about 135 grams)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1–2 teaspoons olive oil or a little butter for the skillet
- Optional: a pinch of garlic powder or dried oregano for extra flavor
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium-low heat. Spray with cooking spray or brush olive oil onto the skillet.
- Place one tortilla on the skillet. Add a thin, even layer of Pizza sauce, scatter the rotisserie chicken, sprinkle mozzarella cheese, and finish with chopped basil.
- Cook until cheese begins to melt and the bottom tortilla is golden brown.
- Fold the tortilla in half, pressing gently to seal.
- Cook for another minute and then flip, pressing lightly for extra crispness.
- Once both sides are browned and cheese is melted, cut into halves or quarters and serve hot.
Notes
Use a rotisserie chicken for speed; leftover quesadillas reheat well. For a vegetarian option, swap chicken for roasted vegetables.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: quesadillas, easy dinner, Italian comfort food, weeknight meal, rotisserie chicken