Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, copy cat taco bell chicken quesadillas. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
How To Make Taco Bell Quesadilla: Salt & pepper chicken breast on both sides. For the Sauce: Homemade Creamy Jalapeno Sauce (Taco Bell Copycat Sauce); For the Assembly: Chicken- can use grilled chicken, fried, slow cooker chicken, or any other favorite cooked chicken recipes. Spice things up and season chicken breasts.
Copy Cat Taco Bell Chicken Quesadillas is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Copy Cat Taco Bell Chicken Quesadillas is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook copy cat taco bell chicken quesadillas using 17 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Copy Cat Taco Bell Chicken Quesadillas:
- Take Sauce
- Take 1/4 cup Mayonnaise
- Get 2 tsp Minced jalapeños (jarred)
- Take 2 tsp Minced jalapeño juice
- Take 3/4 tsp Sugar
- Prepare 1 tsp Cumin
- Take 1/2 tsp Paprika
- Get 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
- Prepare 1 pinch Salt
- Make ready Quesadillas
- Make ready 8 Flour tortillas
- Prepare 1 as needed Taco seasoning
- Prepare 1 1/2 lb Chicken tenders
- Prepare 8 oz Shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- Take 8 oz Shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- Make ready 4 slice American cheese
The absolute key to the great Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla is the sauce! Because their quesadillas are so much more than just throwing cheese in a tortilla shell and throwing it into a pan! The sauce comes together with some mayonnaise, diced jalapeños, and spices! This Copycat Taco Bell Quesadilla Sauce is creamy and spicy and tastes JUST like the original.
Steps to make Copy Cat Taco Bell Chicken Quesadillas:
- Combine all the ingredients for the sauce and let sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
- Season chicken with taco seasoning on both sides and pan fry in olive oil until cooked through. Remove from heat and chop into smaller pieces.
- Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- One at a time, place a tortilla in preheated skillet and sprinkle 1/2 of the tortilla with both of the shredded cheeses and 1/2 of the American slice. (I usually eyeball this because I tend to like mine on the cheesier side)
- Place about 1/4 cup of chopped chicken on the same half as the cheese.
- On the empty side of the tortilla spread the sauce. I use about 1 1/2 tablespoons (that's the best part of a Taco Bell Quesadilla and they NEVER put enough on!!!).
- Fold the quesadilla over in 1/2 and pat down with a spatula.
- Flip quesadilla over once to ensure both sides get crisped up.
- Cook until the cheese is melted. Cut into 4 pieces and enjoy.
From a former Taco Bell worker and current Taco Bell Quesadilla addict.. Chicken - grill it, bake it, cook it in the slow cooker, or even get it pre-packaged from the store. Copycat Taco Bell Naked Chicken Chalupa. Because sometimes you want the meat on the outside. Of course, you can use it as a dipping sauce for quesadillas, french fries, chicken nuggets, and even carrot sticks, but it's so much more than that.
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