Description
These Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas are the perfect quick meal or appetizer with a spicy twist. Made with shredded chicken, buffalo wing sauce, cheddar, and mozzarella, these crispy quesadillas are bursting with bold flavor. Ideal for dinner, game day, or a fast lunch. Keywords: buffalo chicken, quesadilla recipe, spicy chicken snack, easy dinner, chicken tortilla, cheesy quesadillas.
Ingredients
1 ½ cups cooked shredded chicken
⅓ cup buffalo wing sauce
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
4 medium flour tortillas
2 tablespoons butter or oil (for frying)
Instructions
1. In a bowl, mix the shredded chicken with buffalo wing sauce until well coated.
2. Lay out tortillas and sprinkle half of each with cheddar and mozzarella cheese.
3. Spoon buffalo chicken evenly over the cheese and top with more cheese before folding.
4. Heat a skillet over medium heat and add butter or oil.
5. Cook each quesadilla for 2–3 minutes per side until golden brown and crispy.
6. Let rest for 1 minute, then slice into wedges.
7. Serve hot with ranch or blue cheese dipping sauce.
Notes
This recipe is perfect for using leftover chicken or rotisserie.
Add blue cheese crumbles inside for a bold twist.
Don’t overcrowd the skillet to keep the quesadillas crispy.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer / Main
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 920mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 85mg