Chicken and Goat Cheese Quesadilla

Health score
9%
Chicken and Goat Cheese Quesadilla
45 min.
4
303kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
  • ounce chicken breast half boneless skinless
  • tablespoons cilantro leaves chopped
  • tablespoons olive oil extravirgin
  • 0.5 cup less-sodium chicken broth fat-free
  • 8-inch flour tortillas fat-free ()
  • tablespoon cilantro leaves fresh chopped
  • ounces goat cheese crumbled soft
  •  jalapeño peppers sliced
  • tablespoons juice of lime fresh
  • medium onion cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt 
  • teaspoons cup heavy whipping cream fat-free sour

Equipment

  • food processor
  • baking sheet
  • oven
  • blender
  • grill
  • ziploc bags

Directions

  1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.
  2. Place chicken in a zip-top plastic bag.
  3. Add broth mixture. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 2 hours, turning bag occasionally.
  4. Preheat grill.
  5. Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade.
  6. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
  7. Place chicken and onion on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill onion 3 minutes on each side or until onions are browned. Grill chicken 6 minutes on each side or until done. Cool 5 minutes.
  8. Cut chicken into very thin slices.
  9. Preheat oven to 40
  10. Place 1 tortilla on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
  11. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons cheese, half of chicken, half of onion, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro. Top with 1 tortilla.
  12. Sprinkle with remaining 3 tablespoons cheese, chicken, onion, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro. Top with remaining tortilla. Coat tortilla with cooking spray.
  13. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
  14. Let stand 5 minutes.
  15. Cut into 4 wedges. Top each serving with 1 teaspoon sour cream.
  16. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and serve with lime wedges, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Calories303kcal
Protein22.23%
Fat46.92%
Carbs30.85%

Properties

Glycemic Index
47.25
Glycemic Load
6.64
Inflammation Score
-5
Nutrition Score
12.59695655885%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.16mg
Hesperetin
0.67mg
Naringenin
0.03mg
Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
0.11mg
Isorhamnetin
1.38mg
Kaempferol
0.18mg
Myricetin
0.01mg
Quercetin
6.13mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:302.92kcal
15.15%
Fat:15.75g
24.23%
Saturated Fat:5.44g
34.02%
Carbohydrates:23.31g
7.77%
Net Carbohydrates:21.23g
7.72%
Sugar:3.25g
3.61%
Cholesterol:37.36mg
12.45%
Sodium:823.23mg
35.79%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:16.8g
33.59%
Selenium:23.75µg
33.93%
Vitamin B3:6.52mg
32.58%
Phosphorus:240.63mg
24.06%
Vitamin B6:0.47mg
23.25%
Vitamin B1:0.26mg
17.05%
Vitamin C:13.18mg
15.97%
Vitamin B2:0.26mg
15.14%
Manganese:0.28mg
14.07%
Folate:49µg
12.25%
Iron:2.13mg
11.84%
Copper:0.23mg
11.57%
Calcium:103.09mg
10.31%
Vitamin K:10.02µg
9.54%
Vitamin E:1.41mg
9.39%
Vitamin B5:0.92mg
9.16%
Potassium:293.99mg
8.4%
Fiber:2.07g
8.29%
Magnesium:28.26mg
7.06%
Vitamin A:343.28IU
6.87%
Zinc:0.74mg
4.91%
Vitamin B12:0.19µg
3.24%
Source:My Recipes