Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

Last updated on April 23rd, 2019 at 03:14 pm

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!

These Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas are baked in the oven which means you can make multiple at the same time, faster and crispier. 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. Over the years, I’ve made many quesadillas and my favorite way to make them so they end up nice and crispy is to either grill them, or bake them. Since, it’s not quite grilling time yet, I went with baking this time. Plus you can make a few at a time, so you don’t waste a lot of time over the stove, and they stay crispier longer.

Traditionally Buffalo style sauce is a vinegar-based cayenne pepper hot sauce and butter and the Buffalo style chicken is usually served with a blue cheese dressing. You could make your own Buffalo wing sauce if you preferred, but to save time, I usually buy mine.

Do you ever wonder where Buffalo wings came from? They actually were first created in Buffalo, New York, at Anchor Bar back in 1964. They’ve been around for quite a while now. The city of Buffalo officially declared July 29 to be Chicken Wing Day. How cool is that?

Before I go, I wanted to give you an update on our puppy, Indiana. He’s quite a hand full but so much fun. I’d forgotten what it’s like to have a puppy, all the energy and the playing, not to mention the potty training. We gave him his first bath since bringing him home last night and that got him extremely tired because he fell asleep right away. We had a good couple hours of down time. It’s still very difficult to get him to sit still for a couple seconds so I can take pictures but here he is. As usual check out my instagram account for more pictures and videos of the little pup.

How about those quesadillas? The options are endless! Try some of my other quesadillas while you’re at it:

• Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas
• Pizzadillas
• Shrimp Fiesta Quesadillas
• Breakfast Quesadillas

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Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

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!

5 from 3 votes

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Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 624kcal

Author: Joanna Cismaru

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lb chicken breasts boneless and skinless, cut into small pieces (about 2 breasts)
• 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
• 1/4 tsp pepper or to taste
• 1/4 cup Frank's Buffalo wing sauce
• 4 large tortillas
• 1/2 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 degrees.
• 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 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.
• 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.

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Notes

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.

 

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

 

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Nutrition

Serving: 259g | Calories: 624kcal | Carbohydrates: 26.87g | Protein: 46.3g | Fat: 36.01g | Saturated Fat: 15.34g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.812g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13.413g | Trans Fat: 0.021g | Cholesterol: 149mg | Sodium: 1285mg | Potassium: 560mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 2.41g | Vitamin A: 30% | Calcium: 53% | Iron: 14%

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Recipe originally shared September 23, 2013