This is 100% worth saving some leftover cooked (or rotisserie!) chicken to make—so easy, super kid-friendly, and you can use bottled sauce and have them ready in minutes.
3cupsshredded chickenrotisserie or simply cooked is fine
½cupchopped scallionswhite and green parts
½cupbarbecue saucehomemade or store-bought
4teaspoonsunsalted butterdivided
8flour tortillas8-inch
3cupsshredded Mexican blend cheese or a combo of cheddar and Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack(12 ounces)
To Serve (Optional)
Extra barbecue sauce
Sour cream
Salsa
Instructions
Place the chicken, scallions and the barbecue sauce in a medium bowl and toss so that the chicken is nicely coated with the sauce.
Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and add a half teaspoon of butter (or see above for grilling instructions). Place a tortilla in the pan. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the cheese over half of the quesadilla, and distribute 1/8 of the chicken mixture over the cheese. Top that with another 2 tablespoons of the shredded cheese. Flip the bare half of the tortilla over the filling, cover the pan, and sauté for about 2 minutes until the bottom is golden and the cheese has started to melt, then use a spatula to flip the half-moon quesadilla, and continue to cook, uncovered, until all of the cheese is melted and the underside is browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove the quesadilla to a cutting board and let the quesadilla sit for a minute before you slice into 2 or 3 wedges. Repeat until all of the quesadillas are cooked. Serve with barbecue sauce, salsa and sour cream, as desired.
Notes
You can use either home cooked chicken (try Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken!) or rotisserie chicken, no difference. And there are cheese choices to be made. I used a Mexican blend here, but you might choose a blend of fontina or Havarti and cheddar, or any shredded and/or crumbled cheese that feels like it would match up nicely with the barbecue flavors. And speaking of that – any barbecue sauce you like is fair game, again store-bought or homemade. We’re just trying to get quesadillas on the table!