Healthy Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla

These Healthy Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla are just 382 calories and they are packed with flavor and 2 types of cheese!

I know you’ll love these low calorie chipotle chicken quesadillas. They make a great weekend lunch or easy weeknight dinner.

These spicy quesadillas are hearty and filling! I have supplied a toppings guide in the ingredients section so you can have fun adding your favorite goodies to your meal.

Healthy Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla

Ingredients in Healthy Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas

You can add lost of yummy dips and toppings to this recipe. Here are a few of my favorites.

Toppings Guide:

• Green Salsa
• Homemade Blended Salsa
• Homemade Pico De Gallo 
• Low Calorie Guacamole Recipe
• Healthy Queso Cheese

Shopping List for Low Calorie Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas:

• Olive oil spray
• Boneless skinless chicken breast
• Red onion
• Garlic
• Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• Roma tomatoes
• Green onions
• Salt
• Cilantro
• (10-inch) large flour tortillas
• Sharp cheddar cheese
• Jack cheese

How to Make Healthy Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas

I like to use a grill pan when I make these low calorie chipotle chicken quesadillas. They make pretty grill lines that somehow just seam fancier.

But you can use any skillet or griddle if you prefer. And if you only have one large skillet, you can cook the chicken and veggies, move them to a bowl and wipe out the skillet. Then use it again to cook the quesadillas.

How to Make Low Calorie Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas:

1. Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and spray with olive oil.
2. Add in the chicken and cook for 5 minutes, flip and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
3. Add in the onions, sprinkle with salt, and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
4. Remove the chicken to a plate and leave to cool a bit.
5. Add the garlic, chipotle peppers and sauce, and tomatoes to the pan and lower the heat to low.
6. Cook for 5 minutes until 1/2 of the liquid has absorbed.
7. Chop the chicken and add it back to the pan, along with the green onions, and cilantro. Toss together to coat the chicken in sauce.
8. Remove from the heat and preheat a grill pan (or skillet) over medium heat, and spray with olive oil.
9. Lay the 4 tortillas out on a clean surface and add 1/4 of the cheddar to the bottom half of each of the tortillas.
10. Top each with 1/4 of the chicken mixture, and then top the chicken with the jack cheese, and fold over the empty top of the tortillas over the filling.
11. Add the to the grill pan (in batches as needed) as cook until browned and crispy (about 3 minutes) flip and cook again until browned (about another 3 minutes).
12. Remove from the grill pan, cut in half and serve hot.

Healthy Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla Recipe

I know you’ll love these low calorie chipotle chicken quesadillas! They are packed with flavor and a bit spicy. If you don’t like heat, then cut the amount of the chilis in adobe by 1/2. Or just use the sauce in the can of chilis to really cut down the spiciness.

Low Calorie Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas

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These Low Calorie Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas are just 382 calories and are packed with 23.5g of protein each!

I used two different kinds of cheese, but you could use all cheddar, or all jack cheese. You could also get the "Mexican Blend" of shredded cheese to use in this recipe.

Special Tip: I like to use a grill pan to get the grill lines on these healthy quesadillas. But a skillet or griddle will work as well.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Mexican

Servings 4 servings

Calories 382 kcal

Equipment

• Skillet
• Grill Pan (or a second skillet)

Ingredients

  

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• Olive oil spray
• 1 boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 red onion minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• ¼ cup minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 2 roma tomatoes diced
• 2 green onions minced
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• 4 (10-inch) large flour tortillas
• ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• ½ cup shredded jack cheese

Instructions

 

• Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and spray with olive oil.
• Add in the chicken and cook for 5 minutes, flip and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
• Add in the onions, sprinkle with salt, and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the chicken to a plate and leave to cool a bit.
• Add the garlic, chipotle peppers and sauce, and tomatoes to the pan and lower the heat to low.
• Cook for 5 minutes until 1/2 of the liquid has absorbed.
• Chop the chicken and add it back to the pan, along with the green onions, and cilantro. Toss together to coat the chicken in sauce.
• Remove from the heat and preheat a grill pan (or skillet) over medium heat, and spray with olive oil.
• Lay the 4 tortillas out on a clean surface and add 1/4 of the cheddar to the bottom half of each of the tortillas.
• Top each with 1/4 of the chicken mixture, and then top the chicken with the jack cheese, and fold over the empty top of the tortillas over the filling.
• Add the to the grill pan (in batches as needed) as cook until browned and crispy (about 3 minutes) flip and cook again until browned (about another 3 minutes).
• Remove from the grill pan, cut in half and serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 1quesadillaCalories: 382kcalCarbohydrates: 40.8gProtein: 23.5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5.8gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 1262mgPotassium: 238mgFiber: 2.8gSugar: 3.1gCalcium: 412mgIron: 3mg

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