How to Make chicken quesadillas with your kids

You don't need to head south of the border for this yummy lunchtime meal. Join Carrie and her friends as they add a fun Mexican twist to the old fashioned grilled cheese. This tasty meal will have your taste buds yelling ole! Watch this cooking how-to video and learn how to make chicken quesadillas with your kids.

Chicken quesadilla ingredients:

2 chicken breasts (pounded flat by your butcher)

1 package tortillas

3 cups shredded cheddar or jack cheese

1 onion chopped

1 red pepper chopped

2 tbsp olive oil

butter for frying

sour cream

jar of salsa

Tools:

sauté pan

Directions:

1. Have 2 chicken breasts pounded flat at the Co-op. Slice chicken into strips and sauté in a hot pan with 2 T olive oil until chicken is no longer pink.

2. Add 1 small chopped onion and sauté with chicken until onions are translucent. If you like, add 1 chopped red pepper and continue sautéing until peppers are slightly tender.

3. Put mixture in a bowl and clean out pan. Place about a teaspoon of butter in pan and lay one tortilla on the melted butter over medium heat.

4. Place a spoonful of chicken into middle of tortilla and sprinkle shredded cheese over chicken.

5. Fold tortilla over in half and press down with a spatula to seal the tortilla. Turn quesadilla over after a minute and cook on the other side for another minute.

6. Slice into wedges and serve with sour cream and guacamole.

knife

spatula

wooden spoon