Chicken Quesadilla Recipe

The best game day appetizer is this easy spicy-and-sweet chicken quesadilla ring with a creamy dipping sauce.
Ingredients
- 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
- 2 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons Miller’s Banana Pepper Sauce (Habanero)
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 8 fajita size soft flour tortillas, sliced in half (half-moons)
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup Miller’s Banana Pepper Sauce (Hot or Mild)
- Garnish: sliced green onions and fresh cilantro
Instructions
- 1
Heat oven 350F. Line a baking sheet with a 10-inch round of parchment paper. Place a dipping bowl in center of baking the paper.
- 2
In large bowl, combine chicken, 2 cups of cheese, 1/3 cup of habanero sauce and ¼ cup of sour cream until well mixed.
- 3
Spread each tortilla half with a portion of the chicken mixture and roll into a cone/triangle shape.
- 4
Arrange 8 cones evenly in a ring around the dipping bowl with the tip facing in.
- 5
In a small bowl, mix melted butter and 2 tablespoons of hot or mild pepper sauce. Brush evenly over tops of cones in the ring. Sprinkle with half of the remaining cheese.
- 6
Top with remaining cones forming a second layer. Brush with butter mixture and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- 7
Remove the dipping bowl from the baking sheet.
- 8
Bake the quesadillas for 10 to 12 minutes or until cheese is melted and filling is heated through. Transfer quesadilla on baking paper to serving platter.
- 9
Sprinkle with green onions. Garnish with cilantro.
- 10
Meanwhile, in the dipping bowl, combine remaining ½ cup of pepper sauce with remaining 1 tablespoon of sour cream swirling with a knife or chopstick to mix.
- 11
Return to the center of the quesadillas to serve.
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