Chicken Quesadillas with Homemade Chipotle Sauce

Ingredients

• 18 g boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 272 g Oaxaca cheese, shredded
• 4.5 zero-carb tortillas (Use 4–5 tortillas; zero-carb variety.)
• 1 bell pepper (Sliced.)
• 0.5 yellow onion (Sliced.)
• 1 jalapeño (Sliced.)
• 1 tbsp avocado or neutral oil (Use avocado oil or a neutral oil.)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 0.5 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp salt
• 0.5 tsp black pepper
• 0.5 cup mayonnaise
• 0.25 cup sour cream
• 2 chipotle peppers in adobo
• 1 tbsp adobo sauce
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 0.5 tsp salt (For the chipotle sauce.)

Steps

1. 1

   Season the chicken thighs with the garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, chili powder, cumin, salt, and black pepper, coating them evenly.

2. 2

   Heat the avocado or neutral oil in a pan. Cook the seasoned chicken until browned and cooked through; the source does not specify a cooking time or heat level.

3. 3

   Slice the cooked chicken into strips or bite-size pieces.

4. 4

   In the same pan, sauté the sliced bell pepper, yellow onion, and jalapeño until tender with a little char.

5. 5

   Blend the mayonnaise, sour cream, chipotle peppers in adobo, adobo sauce, lime juice, garlic paste, and sauce salt until smooth.

6. 6

   Place one zero-carb tortilla in the pan. Layer on Oaxaca cheese, sliced chicken, sautéed vegetables, and another layer of Oaxaca cheese.

7. 7

   Fold the tortilla over the filling. Cook both sides until the tortilla is crispy and the cheese has melted. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and filling as needed.

8. 8

   Slice the quesadillas and drizzle with the homemade chipotle sauce before serving.

Notes

The source does not specify cooking temperature, cooking times, or how much filling to use per tortilla. Tortillas are listed as 4–5; nutrition and grams use the midpoint of 4.5, and their exact size/weight and nutrition will vary by brand.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• dinner
• Mexican
• high-protein
• gluten-free
• low-carb
• pan-cooked