Chicken and Cheese Quesadilla Pie
Chicken and Cheese Quesadilla Pie is a quiche/quesadilla which means you can eat it for breakfast or dinner. The flavors in this Mexican recipe are simple but tasty. If you love all things Mexican you’ll love this chicken dinner.
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CHICKEN AND CHEESE QUESADILLA PIE
My oldest son turned eight today. I can actually remember turning eight so the fact that I produced a human (with some help) that is that old is a weird feeling to me. That probably means from now on out he’ll remember everything too so my parenthooding mulligans are over. I’ve gotta be perfect from here on out.
We usually have a birthday party with friends and then a family party with just us. For the family party the birthday kid gets to pick their favorite meal for me to fix followed by cake and a sugar fueled rendition of a spank line sound-tracked by Sugar Hill Gang’s “Jump on It“.
If you don’t know what a spank line is it’s where the whole family makes a tunnel with their legs while the birthday kid crawls through being zealously spanked by the whole family. I’m sure it’s illegal in some states but it’s tradition for us.
So that was my night. What did you do?
I finally subscribed to Cook’s Country magazine. I love that they explain their testing and experiments for each recipe. It really appeals to the nerd in me and consequently I want to make everything because hello, it’s been thoroughly tested. How could it not be good?
This Chicken and Cheese Quesadilla Pie is a quiche/quesadilla which means you can eat it for breakfast or dinner. We chose dinner and we all loved it. The flavors are simple but tasty. The original chicken recipe calls for canned jalapenos but I knew no one in my family would go for that so I left them out.
Instead of a pie crust…a large tortilla! Simple.
Fill it with rotisserie chicken, cheese, and cilantro.
Then cover it with your egg/milk mixture and bake. Done!
OTHER MEXICAN RECIPES:
- Chicken and Black Bean Flautas
- One-Pan Chicken Enchilada Skillet
- Chicken Enchilada Roll-Ups
- Baked Chicken Chimichangas
- One-Pan Mexican Chicken and Rice
- One-Pan Chicken Tortilla Bake
Chicken and Cheese Quesadilla Pie
Ingredients
- 1 10-inch flour tortilla, burrito size
- 1 rotisserie chicken, skin discarded, meat shredded into bite-sized pieces (about 3 cups)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- optional 1/3 cup drained jarred pickled jalapeños, chopped
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- Salt and pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Grease 9-inch pie plate. Press tortilla into prepared pie plate and spray lightly with cooking spray. Toss chicken, cilantro, jalapeños (optional), 1 cup cheese, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper in large bowl until combined. Spread filling over tortilla.
- Whisk eggs, milk, flour, baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt in bowl until smooth. Slowly pour over filling. Bake until surface is golden brown, about 20-25 minutes, and when knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of cheese on top and bake for about 3-5 minutes or until cheese melts. Let cool 5 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve. Top with sour cream, salsa, and guac if desired.
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