Buffalo Chicken Quesadilla

Alright, who needs an easy, relatively healthy, and downright delicious recipe the whole family will love? Well, the blog has plenty of recipes for that lol, but THIS Buffalo Chicken Quesadilla will surely check all those boxes. After making it for the first time, I had it for lunch for the following 3 days. Then made it again the next week. So good, so simple, and with a couple of swaps from standard ingredients, it’s pretty healthy too.

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I bought some of the Primal Kitchen Buffalo Sauce after a couple of friends raved about it. I was trying to decide what to make with it. Either buffalo chicken or buffalo cauliflower and decided on chicken. I have been making lots of wrap/quesadillas lately with my favorite tortillas so it only seemed fitting to add some of this chicken to one. Along with a little shredded white cheddar and avocado, you’ve got yourself the ultimate buffalo chicken quesadilla.

cutting board, quesadilla, tortilla, cheese, buffalo chicken, linen napkin, avocado

Let’s chat briefly about the substitutions I use to make the quesadilla more on the healthy side:

Primal Kitchen Buffalo Sauce 

I like using this particular brand and sauce because it has great ingredients.  Canola oil and gums are a couple things I’ve found in other buffalo sauce.  Sadly both are found in so many packaged goods.  Both can hurt the digestive system and aren’t the most desirable ingredients.  If I can avoid them, I do.

Cassava Flour Tortillas – I use the Siete tortillas

I love the Siete tortillas.  If I don’t use the large cassava for this, I love making smaller ones with the almond flour tortillas.  Cassava flour or almond flour tortillas are great options to typical wheat tortillas because often wheat tortillas are filled with lots of crazy ingredients. ‘Enriched flour’ is often an ingredient that basically means stripped of all the good stuff. 

Yogurt

We’re getting good protein from the chicken but plain yogurt, like Siggi’s, adds another boost of protein.  Siggi’s is nice and thick but you can use another thick or Greek yogurt too.

How to make Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

• If your chicken isn’t cooked, start by baking it. I use this recipe and the chicken always turns out perfectly and super tasty. Then you simply shred it. It will come out to roughly 2 heaping cups.
• To a bowl with shredded chicken, you add yogurt, buffalo sauce, and cilantro.
• I like to warm the tortillas first then spread cheese on one half, and chicken on the other. Cook until the cheese is melted.
• Right before it’s done, I add a few avocado slices, carefully flip them in half, then enjoy the heck out of it.

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Tips for the Buffalo Chicken Quesadilla

• Baking chicken is super easy and I think it yields the best chicken but if you want to save some time, pick up a rotisserie chicken.
• If you are going the baked chicken route, I like to bake a couple more pieces for other recipes or to add protein to simple things like salads.
• For meal planning and prepping, as easy as this is, the buffalo chicken can always be made ahead of time. Will store for about 3 days in the fridge.
• This makes 4 large quesadillas so plan accordingly. If you need more, double it. If you won’t eat 4 quesadillas, half the recipe.

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