Canned Chicken Quesadillas

Canned chicken is a life and time-saving pantry staple we should all regularly keep on our kitchen shelves. Here are three delicious canned chicken recipes I have been making my family for over twenty years. Canned chicken is one of the most convenient and inexpensive ways to add protein to a meal.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword Canned Chicken Quesadilla

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings quesadilla

Calories 360kcal

Author Cathy Pollak

Equipment

Ingredients

1 fajita sized flour tortilla
1/4 cup shredded cheese, any kind (I use Mexican blend)
1/4 cup shredded canned chicken
butter

Instructions

Cover one half side of your tortilla with shredded cheese.
1 fajita sized flour tortilla
Sprinkle shredded chicken over the cheese and fold tortilla in half.
1/4 cup shredded cheese, any kind (I use Mexican blend), 1/4 cup shredded canned chicken
Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Once butter is melted, place tortilla in the pan until golden brown and cheese is melty. Flip tortilla over and continue cooking until golden brown and cheese is completed melted.
butter
Remove from pan and slice tortilla into triangles with a pizza cutter. Serve immediately.
Tastes even better with salsa and sour scream on the side, but still delicious plain.

Notes

For optimal outcomes when making these canned chicken recipes, I recommended referring to the recipe details within the post. The recipe post commonly includes valuable notes, expert tips and frequently asked questions, that are not presented in the recipe card, often including how to make this recipe dairy-free, gluten free or vegan and ideas for healthy ingredient substitutions or variations.

The provided nutrition information is merely an approximation, as variations can arise depending on the specific ingredients/brands you select.

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