Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas

When anyone in my family orders a quesadilla at a restaurant, they tell me "I don't know why I order quesadillas, they are never as good as yours." This week, I thought I would share my secrets for my infamous quesadillas. Some of my family members are rather picky eaters, so these are simply meat, sauce and cheese. Feel free to add onions, peppers and whatever else you'd like to this recipe! 


Ingredients: 

• 1 1/2 cups diced chicken breast - I used frozen, pre-cooked chicken
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce 
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce 
• 1 and 1/2 cups shredded cheese
• 4 soft taco sized flour tortillas
• Sugar (to sprinkle)
• 1-2 teaspoons of spreadable butter 

Instructions:

For the chicken: 

• In a small sauce pan, cook the chicken, barbecue sauce, and hot sauce on medium heat until warm. If you are working with raw chicken, cook the chicken first then add the barbecue and hot sauces. 
• I like to cut my chicken into smaller pieces as its cooking to give it a shredded texture. 
• Take off heat and set aside while you prepare the tortillas.

For the quesadillas:

• Pre-heat a non stick skillet to medium heat. 
• Take 4 tortillas and spread a thin layer of butter onto one side. Alternatively, you can use a few spritzes of spray butter, it doesn't sound very fancy but it definitely works.
• Lightly sprinkle sugar onto the buttered side of the tortilla. This is going to lightly caramelize the outside of your quesadilla! 
• Place your tortilla butter side down onto the skillet, add 1/4 of your chicken and 1/4 to 1/3 cups of shredded cheese. 
• Fold in half and cook on each side until golden brown.

Nutritional Info: I use the recipe builder on MyFitnessPal to calculate this

Total: Calories: 1388 Carbs: 135 Fat: 51 Protein: 70 Fiber: 4

Per Serving (4): Calories: 347 Carbs: 34 Fat: 13 Protein: 18 Fiber: 1

WW Points+ Per Serving: 9