A healthy chicken quesadilla recipe that you can customize based on what's in your fridge, and who you are serving! Kid-friendly, freezer-friendly, and ready in minutes.

Confession time: quesadillas are a STAPLE in my house. Why? Because the kids love them, they are fast to prepare, and they are so easy to customize!

Today I'm sharing my chicken quesadilla recipe along with a ton of ideas for how you can customize them, how to prepare them for meal prep, and how you can make them healthier.

PS- This chicken quesadilla recipe is part of a series where I show you how to use a whole Instant Pot chicken in multiple meals. Check out the full meal plan here!

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Reasons to love this chicken quesadilla recipe:

you can meal prep the ingredients ahead, then assemble in under 5 minutes
it's gluten-free and full of clean, wholesome ingredients
you can mix and match with ingredients you have on hand

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Ingredients you'll need

cooked chicken- for this recipe I am using pre-cooked and shredded Instant Pot whole chicken. You can pick up a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken from the grocery store, or cook up a batch of these perfect baked chicken breasts.
*make sure you shred or slice your chicken quite small so you don't bite into huge chunks of chicken.
cheese- shredded
tortillas- use your favorites! We usually purchase regular flour tortillas, but I used whole wheat tortillas in the photos for this post, and corn tortillas are another great option!
veggies- now this is totally optional! I used tomatoes and spinach for this recipe, and also some steamed broccoli in some of them. I leave them out for the kids and serve on the side instead.

How to cook quesadillas

I like to cook my chicken quesadillas in a pan because it's quick and I can cook two at a time! Here's my method for how to make chicken quesadillas:

Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat.
Assemble two tortillas in the pan, propped up on each other in the middle of the pan
Sprinkle bottoms (half the tortilla) with a thin layer of cheese
Spread chicken across the cheese
Spread veggies (if adding) over the chicken
Sprinkle with another layer of cheese
Press tortilla tops firmly down
Cook for 2-3 minutes, until bottom is golden
Flip
Cook for another 1-2 minutes, until other side is golden

Enjoy!

How can I meal prep this recipe? You can actually meal prep thischicken and cheese quesadilla recipe in multiple ways:

You could cook these quesadillas ahead, refrigerate (or freeze), then re-heat in a pan when you are ready to eat
You could cook the chicken, shred the cheese, and wash the veggies ahead, then spend 5 minutes prepping them when you're ready to serve

Personally I like option 2 because your quesadillas are perfect and fresh when you cook them up for the first time!

Serve it with

I like to serve mine with a salad or some veggies since the quesadillas are somewhat heavy. Here are some other ideas:

guacamole
salsa
greek yogurt
fresh chopped tomatoes
cilantro

Tips & equipment

I cooked my quesadillas in my (teflon-free) nonstick pan
I stored my pre-cooked chicken & shredded cheese in these meal prep containers
Looking for more quesadilla recipes? Check out these Smashed White Bean & Spinach Quesadillas, these Broccoli Cheddar Breakfast Quesadillas and these Chipotle Sweet Potato Quesadillas

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Healthy Chicken Quesadilla Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 15

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A healthy chicken quesadilla recipe that you can customize based on what's in your fridge, and who you are serving! Kid-friendly, freezer-friendly, and ready in minutes.

Ingredients

▢ 4 tortillas (10-12 inch)
▢ 2 cups mozzarella cheese (shredded)
▢ 2 cups cooked chicken (chopped or shredded into small pieces)
▢ vegetables of choice (steamed broccoli, spinach and tomatoes pictured)