My kids are very picky eaters. So picky, that if the daily dinner menu were up to them, we would be rotating between 3 dinner favourites: my homemade mac n’ cheese, my famous chicken broccoli bake, and my super-simple cheese quesadillas. Are you seeing a common theme here? Cheese. And bread.
And while I can’t blame them for loving two of my most favourite food groups, the mom in me feels as though they need more substance (and healthier ingredients) in their meals. Cue my pick for this month’s Cook With Campbell’s easy & delicious recipe: Cheesy Chicken Quesadillas.
(Spoiler Alert: despite the misleading title, vegetables are aplenty in this one)
Ingredients:
| 1 tbsp (15 mL) | canola oil |
| 1/2 | red onion, sliced |
| 1 | red pepper, sliced |
| 1 | green pepper, sliced |
| 1 tsp (5 mL) | chili powder |
| 1 can (284 mL) | Campbell’s® Cheddar Cheese Soup |
| 3/4 cup (185 mL) | Pace® salsa, plus additional for serving |
| 3 cups (750 mL) | shredded cooked chicken |
| 1/4 cup (60 mL) | chopped green onion |
| 4 | large flour tortillas |
| 1/4 cup (60 mL) | sour cream |
Directions:
1) Heat oil in a large, nonstick skillet set over medium heat. Add onion, red pepper, green pepper and chili powder. Cook for 5 minutes or until softened. Reduce to medium-low heat. Stir in soup and salsa.
2) Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until peppers are tender-crisp. Stir in chicken. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until heated through; cool for 10 minutes. Stir in green onion.
3) Spread a quarter of the chicken filling over half of a tortilla; fold tortilla over to enclose filling. Repeat with remaining chicken filling and tortillas.
4) Set a clean skillet over medium heat; coat with nonstick cooking spray. Toast quesadilla, in batches, for 3 minutes per side or until golden brown. Cut each quesadilla into wedges. Serve with additional salsa and sour cream.
Bee’s Take:
1) Don’t forget to cook the chicken first! I was so wrapped up in the oozy gooey deliciousness of the vegetable/sauce mix, that I almost forgot to cook up some chicken to complete this delicious meal.
2) I found it to be a bit tricky to eat these yummy quesadillas without losing some of the contents – I suggest wrapping the delicious filling like a burrito to keep it all tucked in.
3) Next time I’ll add a little hot sauce to my portion to spice things up a bit!
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Disclosure: I am part of the Campbell Company of Canada Ambassador program with Mom Central Canada and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.
