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Chilli Chicken Cheese Quesadilla Recipe

March 16, 2025

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Chilli Chicken Cheese Quesadilla Recipe  - Recipe image with step-by-step cooking instructions
Time:Prep: 20 M|Cook: 20 M|Total: 40 M
Makes:4 Servings
Cuisine:Mexican

Chilli Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla Recipe is a fusion recipe of a classic chili chicken filled inside a mexican quesadilla. Flavoursome chicken tossed in sauces and made spicy which is then filled in tortillas, and a generous helping of cheese to balance out the heat of the chilli chicken.  The chili chicken stuffed quesadillas are then lightly toasted to give it a crunch. 

Serve Chilli Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas  as a party starter appetizer along with a refreshing Pomegranate Mint Cocktail, followed by a dessert of Mini Key Lime Pie

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Ingredients

For the Chilli Chicken 

    4 Tortillas
    1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese, grated 
    4 tablespoons Butter (Salted), softened
    300 grams Chicken breasts, cut into strips 
    1/4 cup Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum), sliced
    1/3 cup Spring Onion (Bulb & Greens), chopped
    6 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
    2 inch Ginger, finely chopped
    2 Green Chillies, slit
    1 tablespoon Corn flour
    1/2 tablespoon Soy sauce
    1 tablespoon Tomato Ketchup
    1 tablespoon Sweet and Spicy Red Chilli Sauce (Tomato Chilli Sauce)
    1 teaspoon Oil
    1 Salt, to taste

Instructions for Chilli Chicken Cheese Quesadilla Recipe

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    To begin making the Chilli Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla Recipe, we will first make the filling for this quesadillas. 

*For the Chilli Chicken filling 

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    To begin making the filling for the Chilli Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla , we will first make the base sauce by mixing corn flour with 1/4 cup of water. in a mixing bowl. To this stir in the soya sauce, ketchup, chilli sauce and salt and mix well. 

    2

    Heat oil in a wok  on high heat; add garlic, ginger, green chillies, spring onions and stir fry for about 30 seconds. Add in the chicken strips and  capsicum on medium heat. 

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    Once the capsicum is tender and the chicken is cooked , stir in the corn flour mixture to the wok and cook for a few minutes until the chilli sauce thickens.

    4

    At this stage turn the heat to high and continue to cook for a few minutes until well combined with the sauce.

    5

    Garnish  with spring onion leaves, transfer to a bowl and set aside to cool. 

*To assemble the Chilli Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla 

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    You can either use store bought tortillas or make them at home.

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    You can choose to either make Corn Tortillas by following the Homemade Corn Tortilla Recipe or make whole wheat tortillas by following Homemade Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas Recipe

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    These tortillas can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container. 

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    Heat a skillet on medium-low flame, lightly heat up the tortillas for about 10-15 seconds on each side. 

    5

    Place the tortillas on a flat surface like that of a working counter or a chopping board, place the Chilli Chicken filling on one half side of the tortillas, place grated cheese over it and fold it to get a semi circular filled quesadilla. 

    6

    Return these Chilli Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla to the skillet on medium-low flame, smear some softened butter on the top and grill the quesadillas on the pan over medium heat until it is crisp and golden on both sides.

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    Serve Chilli Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas as a party starter along with a refreshing Pomegranate Mint Cocktail, followed by a dessert of Mini Key Lime Pie.

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