BBQ Chicken Quesadillas

BBQ Chicken Quesadillas are simple and oh-so satisfying. This gluten-free dinner recipe is easy, cheesy and able to be prepped ahead of time too!

Hey-O, I hope you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! It rained nonstop here but I wasn’t complaining. We went for a few long drives, slow cooked Sausage and Peppers, drank a little wine (obsessed with Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc at the moment!) watched football, made pancakes, and I got caught up on bills and odds and ends. Dang, when I type it all out, it was even better then I remember – definitely feeling organized, refreshed, and ready for the short week ahead. What did you do?

Another item I crossed off my list was meal planning for the week. I remember after Cameron was born I went into super psycho planning mode when it came to our weekly menus, and although my motivation eventually dwindled, it’s back in full force now that Gwen is here. If it was hard getting dinner on the table with two kids, it’s nearly impossible with three if I don’t have a plan. What is it they say – if you fail to plan, you plan to fail? Or something quasi motivating like that?

Anyway, I’ve been devoting just 15 minutes at the tail end of every week to plan out dinners for the following week, then shopping for the ingredients on either Saturday or Sunday. Let me just tell you that IT’S WORKING. I hardly knew what to do with myself last week as I only went to the grocery store once. ONCE! That’s unheard of! And since I have a plan for everything I buy, my fridge and cupboards are satisfyingly bare by the end of the week, ready to be replenished on the weekend.

Ingredients

• 8 gluten-free tortillas (I like Mission or Siete brands)
• 2 large chicken breasts (1 - 1-1/4lb pre-cooked), cooked and shredded
• 8oz sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• gluten-free BBQ sauce

Directions

• Mix shredded chicken with BBQ sauce in a bowl then set aside.
• Heat a large, 12" skillet over medium heat then spray with nonstick spray. Place one tortilla in the bottom of the skillet then sprinkle on a thin layer of shredded cheese. Add 1/4 of the shredded BBQ chicken then add another thin layer of shredded cheese on top, followed by another tortilla. Saute until bottom tortilla is golden brown then flip and saute until golden brown on the second side. Carefully transfer quesadilla to a cooling rack to cool slightly while you cook the remaining quesadillas with remaining ingredients.
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full recipe : iowagirleats.com

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