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Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

Buffalo chicken quesadillas are an easy crowd favorite made with perfectly seasoned chicken, buffalo sauce, and lots of cheese.

Prep 10m
Cook 6m
Total 16m
Yield 5 servings

🥄 Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups shredded chicken
  • ½ cup buffalo sauce
  • ¼ cup sliced green onions
  • 2 tablespoons ranch dressing
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 ½ tablespoon butter, (divided)
  • 2 ½ cups shredded Mexican-blend cheese, (divided)
  • 5 large flour tortillas

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Mix together the shredded chicken, buffalo sauce, green onions, ranch dressing, onion powder, garlic powder, and black pepper in a large bowl.

  2. Working in batches of 2, melt ½ tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

  3. Layer half of each tortilla with ¼ cup shredded cheese, ½ cup shredded chicken mixture, and another ¼ cup shredded cheese. Fold it over and cook the quesadillas in the skillet for 1 to 2 minutes per side until the cheese has fully melted and the quesadillas are golden brown. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.

  4. Serve with sour cream, Mexican crema, or ranch dressing.

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

560 kcal Calories
32 g Carbs
36 g Protein
31 g Fat

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.