Chicken Recipe ⇉ Margarita Chicken Quesadillas

Margarita mix makes the chicken in these baked quesadillas fantastic! Cut into quarters to serve.

Ingredients

• 1 cup bottled margarita mix
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into bite-size pieces
• 8 (10 inch) flour tortillas
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Stir margarita mix, lemon juice, lime juice, and garlic powder together in a large bowl.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir chicken in the hot oil until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain excess oil from chicken. Pour margarita mixture into the skillet with chicken; simmer until most of margarita mixture is evaporated, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer and drain chicken to a paper towel-lined plate.
4. Layer 4 tortillas with chicken, Cheddar cheese, and Monterey Jack cheese; top with remaining 4 tortillas. Place the prepared quesadillas, 1 or 2 at a time, on a large baking sheet.
5. Bake quesadillas in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Repeat with remaining quesadillas; cut into quarters to serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories812
• carbohydrateContent87.3 g
• cholesterolContent88.4 mg
• fatContent33.6 g
• fiberContent4.6 g
• proteinContent38.2 g
• saturatedFatContent14.9 g
• sodiumContent1287.3 mg
• sugarContent15.8 g