Latin American Recipe | Easy Chicken Quesadillas

I came up with this recipe on a whim. I love quesadillas, but am picky about what goes in them. This was super easy to make and tasted really good. Serve as is or with salsa and sour cream.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 chicken breast tenders
• 1 (.18 ounce) packet sazon seasoning
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 cup instant rice
• 1 cup water
• 1 (14 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (.18 ounce) packet sazon seasoning
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 8 extra-large flour tortillas
• 1 (16 ounce) package shredded Mexican cheese blend
• 1 tablespoon softened butter, or as needed

Cooking Directions

1. Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir chicken, 1 packet sazon seasoning, and 1 teaspoon garlic salt, shredding chicken as it cooks until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 8 to 10 minutes.
2. Bring rice and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Stir black beans, 1 packet sazon seasoning, and teaspoon garlic salt together in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in microwave until heated through, about 2 minutes. Add black bean mixture to rice.
4. Place each tortilla on a work surface; layer half of each tortilla with bean-rice mixture, Mexican cheese, shredded chicken, and more Mexican cheese. Fold each tortilla in half. Spread a thin layer of softened butter atop each quesadilla.
5. Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook each quesadilla, butter-side down, until cheese is melted and outside is crisp and brown, about 5 minutes per side. Cut into wedges.

Nutrition Facts

• calories617.8
• carbohydrateContent57.3 g
• cholesterolContent89.5 mg
• fatContent28.6 g
• fiberContent5.9 g
• proteinContent31.6 g
• saturatedFatContent17.5 g
• sodiumContent1713.5 mg
• sugarContent1.4 g