Chicken Cacciatore Quesadillas for Leftover Wednesday

Do you love Leftover Recipes? I certainly do. It's like a Mini Chopped Challenge! You have a bunch of ingredients and you need to figure out how to meld them together for a Flavorful cohesive meal.
Well this recipe works on so many levels and in so many different ways. It's a good basic recipe that can be used for lots of different ingredients! Start with a good Tortilla and some really flavorful cheese and you are on your way!
Leftover Quesadillas 

2 Leftover Chicken Thighs
 (or 1 cup cooked chicken)

½ Green Pepper sliced in strips

½ cup Onion chopped

1 cup Monterey Jack cheese

4 Medium Tortillas

(The mixture of peppers and onions leftover from the Cacciatore would be great here)

If you are starting from scratch saute the onions and peppers in 1 tbsp of olive oil, until onions are translucent and the peppers are soft. Add chicken and saute until cooked through.

Set mixture aside.

Warm a non-stick skillet over medium heat.

Lay Tortilla in skillet, flat.

Sprinkle ¼ cup cheese on one side of tortilla.

Lower the heat to Medium-Low.

Add Chicken mixture on top of cheese.

Add additional ¼ cup cheese on top of mixture.

Fold tortilla over to cover meat and cheese.

Turn tortilla to ensure it's brown on both sides.

Keep on heat until cheese appears to ooze out of seams.

Remove from heat

Place on cutting board.

Let rest 1 minute.

Cut tortilla with a “V” to retrieve 3 triangles.

Serve alone or with Sour Cream and Green Onion.

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Quick and Tasty Chourico & Peppers Quesadilla

I love Friday evenings. It's a quick and easy night. Although i try to make what I post quick and easy, sometimes there are just those that stand out more than others. This will be a Faster than you can imagine meal that will get you raves in the kitchen! These quesadillas have 5 ingredients and couldn't be quicker and full of flavor. A Portuguese version of a Mexican classic. A classic Quesadilla with a spicy Portuguese sausage. The Chourico contains its own spices, such as garlic and smoked paprika. This is a recipe you can save for football, soccer, baseball, afterschool, or a busy Friday evening as I did. It's also great the next day to tote for lunch!

Enjoy!

Chourico & Peppers Quesadilla

Ingredients:

1 Stick Chourico (Portuguese sausage)

½ Green Pepper sliced in strips

½ cup onion chopped

1 cup Monterey Jack cheese

2 Medium Tortillas

Instructions:

In a sauté Pan

Saute Chourico until browned.

Add peppers and onion.

Saute mixture until peppers and onions are translucent.

Set aside.

Warm a non-stick skillet over medium heat.

Lay Tortilla in skillet, flat.

Sprinkle ¼ cup cheese on one side of tortilla.

Lower the heat to Medium-Low.

Add Chourico and peppers mixture on top of cheese.

Add additional ¼ cup cheese on top of Chourico and Peppers mixture.

Fold tortilla over to cover meat and cheese mixture.

Turn tortilla to ensure brown on both sides.

Keep on heat until cheese appears to ooze out of seams.

Remove from heat

Place on cutting board.

Let rest 1 minute.

Cut tortilla with a “V” to retrieve 3 triangles.

Serve.

Quesadillas can be served alone or with salsa, guacamole, sour cream etc…

Play with it…Enjoy!

**A note about the “Chourico”.

There is also a Spanish Sausage called “Chorizo” it can be substituted here.

Any protein really can be used here. A precooked Rotisserie chicken is Great in this.

Play with it. Make it your own!