Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

Health score
23%
Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas
60 min.
6
555kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.8 cup cheese blue crumbled
  • servings cheese dressing blue
  • sticks celery 
  • 10-inch flour tortilla ()
  • cup monterrey jack cheese shredded
  • teaspoons olive oil 
  • 0.3 cup hot sauce 
  • lb chicken breast boneless skinless cut in half

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • sauce pan

Directions

  1. Fill large saucepan halfway with water; heat to boiling.
  2. Add chicken; cook uncovered 15 to 20 minutes until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165F).
  3. Remove chicken from water to large bowl; shred with 2 forks.
  4. Pour pepper sauce over shredded chicken; toss until completely coated. Set aside.
  5. In 12-inch skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil over medium heat.
  6. Place 1 tortilla in skillet; on half of tortilla, sprinkle 3 tablespoons mozzarella cheese, 2 tablespoons blue cheese and 1/2 cup shredded chicken. Fold tortilla in half over filling. Cook 3 to 5 minutes, turning once, until golden brown and cheese is melted.
  7. Remove quesadilla to plate; cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining oil, tortillas, cheese and chicken.
  8. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges.
  9. Serve with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.

Nutrition Facts

Calories555kcal
Protein33.95%
Fat39.97%
Carbs26.08%

Properties

Glycemic Index
20
Glycemic Load
11.09
Inflammation Score
-6
Nutrition Score
26.791304184043%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
0.19mg
Luteolin
0.07mg
Kaempferol
0.01mg
Quercetin
0.03mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:554.77kcal
27.74%
Fat:24.18g
37.2%
Saturated Fat:10.24g
64%
Carbohydrates:35.5g
11.83%
Net Carbohydrates:32.92g
11.97%
Sugar:3.02g
3.35%
Cholesterol:126.19mg
42.06%
Sodium:1276.75mg
55.51%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:46.21g
92.43%
Selenium:69.21µg
98.88%
Vitamin B3:19.1mg
95.5%
Vitamin B6:1.24mg
61.87%
Phosphorus:614.17mg
61.42%
Calcium:343.75mg
34.38%
Vitamin B1:0.46mg
30.79%
Vitamin B2:0.5mg
29.38%
Vitamin B5:2.63mg
26.28%
Folate:84.34µg
21.09%
Potassium:737.21mg
21.06%
Manganese:0.38mg
19.19%
Iron:3.38mg
18.76%
Magnesium:64.98mg
16.25%
Zinc:2.28mg
15.23%
Vitamin C:9.5mg
11.52%
Vitamin B12:0.67µg
11.11%
Vitamin K:10.87µg
10.36%
Fiber:2.59g
10.35%
Vitamin A:365.11IU
7.3%
Vitamin E:0.99mg
6.58%
Copper:0.13mg
6.58%
Vitamin D:0.35µg
2.32%