Chicken Quesadilla Recipe

The best game day appetizer chicken quesadilla ring.

Lisa Keys

The best game day appetizer is this easy spicy-and-sweet chicken quesadilla ring with a creamy dipping sauce.

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course appetizers, party, Snack, Tailgate

Cuisine American, Mexican

Servings servings

Calories 182 kcal

Ingredients

3 cups chopped cooked chicken
2 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
⅓ cup plus 2 tablespoons Miller’s Banana Pepper Sauce Habanero
¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon sour cream
8 fajita size soft flour tortillas, sliced in half (half-moons)
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 tablespoons plus ½ cup Miller’s Banana Pepper Sauce Hot or Mild
Garnish: sliced green onions and fresh cilantro

Instructions

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.
In large bowl, combine chicken, 2 cups of cheese, ⅓ cup of habanero sauce and ¼ cup of sour cream until well mixed.
Spread each tortilla half with a portion of the chicken mixture and roll into a cone/triangle shape.
Arrange 8 cones evenly in a ring around the dipping bowl with the tip facing in.
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.
Top with remaining cones forming a second layer. Brush with butter mixture and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Remove the dipping bowl from the baking sheet.
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.
Sprinkle with green onions. Garnish with cilantro.
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.
Return to the center of the quesadillas to serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 12gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 433mgPotassium: 107mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 268IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 154mgIron: 1mg

Keyword banana pepper sauce, cheese, corn tortillas, dips and spreads, entertaining, finger food, game day, quesadilla

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