Mini Chicken Quesadillas
Crowd-pleasing snack-size quesadillas with refried beans, leftover rotisserie chicken + melted cheese! SO SO GOOD!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups leftover finely shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1 ½ cups shredded Mexican blend cheese
- ⅓ cup restaurant-style salsa
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup refried beans, homemade or store-bought
- 16 street tacos flour tortillas, warmed
- 3 tablespoons canola oil, divided
For serving
- 1 cup guacamole
- 1 cup pico de gallo
- ¼ cup sour cream
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, combine chicken, cheese, salsa and cilantro; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Working one at a time, spread refried beans on half of the tortilla; top with chicken mixture, folding over to seal. Repeat with remaining tortillas to make 16 quesadillas.
- Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium low heat. Working in batches, add quesadillas to the skillet in a single layer and cook until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes per side; keep warm in oven up to 30 minutes. Repeat with remaining canola oil and quesadillas.
- Serve immediately with desired toppings.
Notes
- Use flour tortillas. While corn tortillas can certainly be used, flour tortillas is generally preferred for flexibility and ease of handling without splitting.
- Cook in batches. This is key to avoid overcrowding the pan, ensuring a crispy texture, even cooking, easy flipping and fully melted cheese throughout.
- Keep warm in a low oven. The mini quesadillas can be transferred to a baking sheet and kept warm in a low oven at 200°F while additional quesadillas are cooked or until you are ready to serve.
- Reheat in the oven or air fryer. For best results with leftovers, reheat in the oven at 350°F until warmed through, about 5-8 minutes, or in the air fryer at 350°F until warmed though and crisp, about 10 minutes, flipping halfway.