Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla Copycat
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I love Taco Bell Chicken Quesadillas so much. It used to be my go-to combo meal to get and I've made this recipe over and over again. I think I finally got it to where I liked it, so I have adjusted the old recipe from 2010 to reflect the changes I've made. I combined the old sauce recipe with another person's recipe and then tweaked it a little by what I felt tasted more authentic.
Update 7/15/16: In the near future, I am hoping to update the sauce recipe. I made it with Greek yogurt to appease Nick (he hates mayonnaise) and it tasted a lot closer to the sauce Taco Bell uses.
Update 12/14/12: Made these again. Somehow the sauce was a little too sweet, so we will try again next time to mess with the sauce. But here are some newer pictures, not taken by my cell phone. :)
What you need:
For the sauce:
1/2 cup mayonnaise or Greek yogurt
2 to 3 pickled sliced jalapenos
1 tsp. lime juice
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. taco seasoning
Pinch of salt
For the quesadillas:
4 flour tortillas
4 chicken tenderloins, seasoned with salt and pepper
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup Monterey jack cheese, shredded
Directions:
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Cook in a skillet with a little oil until browned and cooked through. Shred or chop in bite size pieces.
Put all sauce ingredients in a small bowl, stir until smooth.
Preheat skillet over medium heat. One at a time, lay tortilla into hot skillet. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of each shredded cheese on one side of the tortilla.
Add 1/4 cup chicken over cheese on tortilla.
On the empty half, spread 1 tbsp. sauce.
Fold over and press gently with spatula. Cook until cheese is melted.
Serve sliced into 4 pieces.
Original Fantastical Recipe for Sauce
Quesadilla Recipe from Food
Recipe originally posted on Fantastical Sharing of Recipes on September 28, 2010