Chicken and cheese...I don't know of any two other foods that are more loved in this house. So, when I came across a recipe for cheese quesadillas, I couldn't help but write it down on my list of recipes to try.
As with the pizza recipe, Kevin grilled the chicken breasts. I'm not quite brave enough to do anything other than hot dogs and burgers, mainly for fear of overcooking or under cooking poultry. Kev and I have had food poisoning...that's all we needed to make us both almost paranoid when it comes to food prep. I followed Mark's recipe almost completely, except for omitting the diced chilies and I think I doubled the cheese. I had them ready and waiting to mix in, but chickened out. We tried different variations: the boys had chicken and a mixture of taco cheese, and cheddar and mozzarella cheeses. Kevin added scallions and red peppers, and I added salsa straight to the quesadillas, along with the scallions. I paired it with yellow rice and the whole dinner turned out to be really great!! My favorite was Kevin's choice...the red pepper made it so much more flavorful, just enough tart and sweetness. On the side, we had mild salsa (can't have enough of that either) and low fat sour cream. Yumm.....Next time, I would like to add in the chile, just to try it. I also found that I only need to make half the recipe....oh, and I'll remember to use the large burner, not the small. One quesadilla was quite cooked in the center, and not so cooked on the outer edges. I'll blame that on my tired brain not thinking ;)
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