Pico de Gallo Chicken Quesadillas

Health score
24%
Pico de Gallo Chicken Quesadillas
55 min.
4
639kcal

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Ingredients

  • 12-inch flour tortillas 
  • tablespoons cilantro leaves fresh chopped
  • cloves garlic minced
  •  bell pepper green thinly sliced
  •  jalapeno minced seeded
  •  juice of lime juiced
  • cup monterrey jack cheese shredded
  • tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 0.5  onion thinly sliced
  • servings salt and pepper to taste
  •  chicken breast halves boneless skinless cut into strips
  • 0.3 cup cup heavy whipping cream sour for topping
  •  tomatoes diced

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, lime juice, cilantro, jalapeno, salt and pepper. Set aside.
  2. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil.
  3. Add chicken and saute until cooked through and juices run clear.
  4. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
  5. Put the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the hot skillet and saute the sliced onion and green pepper until tender. Stir in the minced garlic and saute until the aroma is strong.
  6. Mix in half of the pico de gallo and chicken breast meat. Set aside; keep warm.
  7. In a heavy skillet, heat one flour tortilla.
  8. Spread 1/4 cup shredded cheese on the tortilla and top with 1/2 the chicken mixture.
  9. Sprinkle another 1/4 cup cheese over the chicken and top with another tortilla. When bottom tortilla is lightly brown and cheese has started to melt, flip quesadilla and cook on the opposite side.
  10. Remove quesadilla from skillet and cut into quarters. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
  11. Serve quesadillas with sour cream and remaining pico de gallo.

Nutrition Facts

Calories639kcal
Protein18.65%
Fat41.09%
Carbs40.26%

Properties

Glycemic Index
57.5
Glycemic Load
19.02
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
27.646956474885%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.33mg
Hesperetin
1.35mg
Naringenin
0.48mg
Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
1.46mg
Isorhamnetin
0.69mg
Kaempferol
0.17mg
Myricetin
0.11mg
Quercetin
4.19mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:638.53kcal
31.93%
Fat:29.14g
44.83%
Saturated Fat:11.51g
71.93%
Carbohydrates:64.22g
21.41%
Net Carbohydrates:58.56g
21.3%
Sugar:8.19g
9.1%
Cholesterol:69.78mg
23.26%
Sodium:1277.74mg
55.55%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:29.76g
59.52%
Selenium:48.44µg
69.2%
Vitamin B3:11.57mg
57.87%
Vitamin C:43.34mg
52.54%
Phosphorus:519.94mg
51.99%
Vitamin B1:0.67mg
44.73%
Calcium:412.38mg
41.24%
Manganese:0.73mg
36.65%
Vitamin B6:0.69mg
34.51%
Folate:132.79µg
33.2%
Vitamin B2:0.54mg
31.92%
Iron:4.95mg
27.49%
Fiber:5.66g
22.65%
Vitamin K:21.95µg
20.91%
Vitamin A:1005.25IU
20.11%
Potassium:643.69mg
18.39%
Magnesium:62.11mg
15.53%
Zinc:2.03mg
13.53%
Vitamin B5:1.24mg
12.4%
Vitamin E:1.85mg
12.35%
Copper:0.22mg
10.87%
Vitamin B12:0.38µg
6.29%
Vitamin D:0.23µg
1.51%
Source:Allrecipes