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Chicken Lunch Appetizers 30 Minutes or Less Mexican
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Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

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By: Joanna Cismaru •2/6/23 17 Comments

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These Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas will give you the bold flavors of buffalo chicken wings with gooey melted cheese, all packed in a quesadilla! Quick and simple recipe for the best and most delicious quesadillas!

a platter piled with chicken quesadillas topped with sour cream, hot sauce, and parsley
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  • What Are Quesadillas?
  • Ingredients
  • How To Make Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas
  • What Else Can I Use In Chicken Quesadillas?
  • What To Serve With Quesadillas
  • Leftovers
  • More Yummy Quesadillas To Try:
  • Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Equipment
    • Video
    • Notes
    • Nutrition Information
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Quesadillas are one of my favorite foods, as a matter of fact it’s usually what I order when I go for lunch with friends, I just love a good quesadilla. I also love a good Buffalo wing so when you put the two together, I’m in heaven! However, I never find them crispy enough.

I’ve perfected the best crisp technique, which includes grilling in the summer and baking in the colder months. Believe me when I say that you’re going to love the heat of this dish, with oozing sauce and gooey cheese, all sandwiched between some perfectly crunchy tortilla. Delish!

What Are Quesadillas?

If you’re unfamiliar with this little hand held entree then you’re about to be. Quesadillas are a traditionally Mexican dish, stuffed full of cheese and occasionally some meat and veggies. I’ve Americanized them for this recipe today, they say innovation is the sincerest form of flattery don’t they?

a platter of cheesy chicken quesadillas topped with sour cream, hot sauce, and parsley

Ingredients

  • Oil – Olive oil is used to brown our chicken.
  • Sauce – I used Frank’s Buffalo wing sauce today, it adds the perfect tang and hit of heat to our dish.
  • Chicken – Breast skinless and boneless cut into small pieces.
  • Tortillas – 4 large tortillas, either flour or corn whichever you’d prefer.
  • Cheese – Crumbled blue cheese to really get that buffalo chicken flavor. We’re also using a Mexican Cheese blend to achieve that crave-able cheese pull. Yum!
  • Sour cream – Totally optional but completely delicious, just dollop will do.

How To Make Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

  1. Preheat the oven: To 425 F degrees.
  2. Brown the chicken: Heat the olive oil into a skillet then add the chicken pieces, season with salt and pepper and cook for about 5 minutes on all sides until chicken is no longer pink. Transfer the chicken to a bowl, add the Buffalo wing sauce and toss well.
  3. Assemble the quesadillas: Take a large tortilla and add about 1/4 of the chicken and spread it over half of the tortilla. Sprinkle with a couple tbsp of the blue cheese and about 1/2 cup of the Mexican blend cheese. Fold in half and press down gently. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
  4. Bake the quesadillas: Place the quesadillas on a baking sheet and place the baking sheet in the oven. Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes, turning them over half way through if necessary. With my oven they crisped up on the bottom as well so I didn’t need to flip them over, but all ovens are different.
  5. Finish the dish: Remove the quesadillas from the oven, cut in half and serve with sour cream or additional buffalo wing sauce.
a platter piled with chicken quesadillas topped with sour cream, hot sauce, and parsley

What Else Can I Use In Chicken Quesadillas?

This dish is nice and flexible, perfect for mixing and matching any veggies you’re trying to sneak into a weeknight dinner.

VeggiesCheese
OnionMozzarella
Bell pepperBrie
CarrotsGouda
CornAsiago
Beans
Zucchini

What To Serve With Quesadillas

These can be a meal all on their own, believe me I’ve tested it out! But if you’d like to turn these hand held treats into a weeknight spread, I’ve got the perfect accompaniments for you:

  • Black Bean Corn and Avocado Salad
  • Summer Salad With Herbed Ricotta And Balsamic Vinaigrette 
  • Polenta
  • Mexican Street Corn Salad
  • Italian Roasted Mushrooms And Veggies
  • Avocado Tomato Salad
holding a chicken quesadilla with sour cream, hot sauce, and parsely

Leftovers

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days be sure to reheat on the stove if you want to prevent the tortillas from getting soggy. If you’d rather freeze the quesadillas be sure to wrap each quesadilla individually in parchment paper and freeze for up to 4 months.

More Yummy Quesadillas To Try:

  • Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas
  • Pizzadillas
  • Shrimp Fiesta Quesadillas
  • Breakfast Quesadillas
  • Chimichurri Steak Quesadillas
  • BBQ Chicken Mango Quesadillas
  • Enchilada Chicken Quesadillas

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Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

Prep 10 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Total 25 minutes
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These Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas will give you the bold flavors of buffalo chicken wings with gooey melted cheese, all packed in a quesadilla! Quick and simple recipe for the best and most delicious quesadillas!
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound chicken breasts (boneless and skinless, cut into small pieces (about 2 breasts))
  • ¼ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
  • ¼ cup Buffalo wing sauce (such as Frank's)
  • 4 large tortillas
  • ½ cup blue cheese (crumbled)
  • 2 cups Mexican blend cheese (shredded (or more))
  • sour cream (optional)

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Instructions 

  • Preheat your oven to 425°F.
  • Heat the olive oil into a skillet then add the chicken pieces, season with salt and pepper and cook for about 5 minutes on all sides until chicken is no longer pink. 
  • Transfer the chicken to a bowl, add the Buffalo wing sauce and toss well.
  • Take a large tortilla and add about ¼ of the chicken and spread it over half of the tortilla. Sprinkle with a couple tbsp of the blue cheese and about 1/2 cup of the Mexican blend cheese. Fold in half and press down gently. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
  • Place the quesadillas on a baking sheet and place the baking sheet in the oven. Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes, turning them over half way through if necessary. With my oven they crisped up on the bottom as well so I didn’t need to flip them over, but all ovens are different.
  • Remove the quesadillas from the oven, cut in half and serve with sour cream or additional buffalo wing sauce.

Equipment

  • 11×17-inch Cookie Sheet

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Notes

  1. Alternatively, you could grill the quesadillas or use a panini maker or even cook them in a skillet. If you’re using a skillet, spray the bottom of the skillet with cooking spray, then place the quesadilla and cook on both sides until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
  2. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days be sure to reheat on the stove if you want to prevent the tortillas from getting soggy. If you’d rather freeze the quesadillas be sure to wrap each quesadilla individually in parchment paper and freeze for up to 4 months.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1servingCalories: 542kcal (27%)Carbohydrates: 17g (6%)Protein: 43g (86%)Fat: 33g (51%)Saturated Fat: 15g (94%)Cholesterol: 138mg (46%)Sodium: 1568mg (68%)Potassium: 556mg (16%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 2g (2%)Vitamin A: 532IU (11%)Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 496mg (50%)Iron: 2mg (11%)
© Author Joanna Cismaru

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.

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cathie bilardello
cathie bilardello
Posted: 2 years ago

5 stars
best quesadilla recipe i have had

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Bettina T
Bettina T
Posted: 2 years ago

So delicious! Baking in the oven was an ideal way to prepare rather than frying up in a pan as I could make 4 at the same time. I only had Franks Hot sauce so I cheated a little and put that on the chicken and a couple slabs of butter. Yum!

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Rebecca Becker
Rebecca Becker
Posted: 3 years ago

5 stars
This is a wonderful and easy weeknight dinner!

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Lauren
Lauren
Posted: 3 years ago

These are fantastic! I added some more franks for a little extra spice! Thanks for a great easy recipe!

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Cbee
Cbee
Posted: 4 years ago

5 stars
Excellent!

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Cbee452
Cbee452
Posted: 4 years ago

Very good and simple to make. I did add a bit more Franks though.

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Linda
Linda
Posted: 5 years ago

5 stars
Finally had the chance to make the buffalo chicken quesadillas and they were delicious. I baked them for ten minutes and they crisped up beautifully. Thank you for sharing your delicious recipe.

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Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 5 years ago

My pleasure, Linda!

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Tanya
Tanya
Posted: 5 years ago

Will have to try these for sure! I often make chicken quesadillas I also put in some cream cheese.

Your pup is adorable!

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Fenne Kieken
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Posted: 5 years ago

Thanks Tanya. Indiana is adding so much energy and life to our home. Nothing like a puppy. Hope you make the buffalo chicken quesadillas as they are soooo good.

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Alex
Alex
Posted: 6 years ago

Do you use blue cheese crumbles or blue cheese dressing?

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 6 years ago

I use blue cheese crumbles.

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Neen
Neen
Posted: 7 years ago

5 stars
I made this tonight for my family and it was oh so very yummy! Thanks for the recipe.

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Joanna Cismaru
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You’re welcome, so glad you liked it!

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Becky Bakes
Becky Bakes
Posted: 10 years ago

These look so good….I will be making these for sure!!!

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Biz
Biz
Posted: 10 years ago

That looks amazeballs! I loves me anything buffalo! 😀 I made my husband hooters buffalo shrimp for his football food yesterday – so good!

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Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 10 years ago

LOL, you made me laugh, I bet those hooters buffalo shrimp were yummy. 🙂

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