Sheet Pan Chicken Fajita Quesadillas

⏱️ 50 min 👥 4 servings 📊 Medium
American Mexican main course
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📝 Ingredients

  • 1 lb skinless boneless chicken breast, chopped
  • 8 flour tortillas
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 larege onion, chopped
  • 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp water
  • 1 1.12 ounce package fajita seasoning mix
  • 2 Cups Mexican cheese blend, shredded
  • 4 Tbsps sour cream
  • 4 Tbsps pico de gallo or to taste
  • 2 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Preheat the oven to 375F
  2. 2Using large skillet, heat olive oil. Stir in onion, bell peppers. Cook until soft
  3. 3Remove from skillet and set aside
  4. 4Add chicken to skillet and cook about five minutes.
  5. 5Place onion and bell pepper mix back into skillet. Ad water and fajita seasoning
  6. 6Stirring, cook until chicken is fully cooked. About 3 - 4 minutes
  7. 7Using a half-sheet pan, lay 6 tortillas around edges. Leave half of the tortiall hanging over side
  8. 8Cover the pan completely by laying more tortillas down the center of pan
  9. 9Scoop chicken mix over top of tortillas. Use a slotted spoon so that too much liquid is not added on top of tortillas making them soggy
  10. 10Sprinkle cheese over chicken mix
  11. 11Place additional tortillas over center. Fold outer tortillas over top of chicken mix
  12. 12Lay another half-sheet pan or baking sheet on top of tortillas to hold them closed
  13. 13Bake 10 minutes
  14. 14Remove top baking sheet
  15. 15Bake an additional 10 - 12 minutes until golden and crispy
  16. 16Slice and serve with sour cream, cilantro, and pico de gallo

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Tiffany on castironlane.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.