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Chicken-Chile Quesadillas

Old El Paso® Favorite Recipe! Chiles, chicken and cheese are the delicious fillings in quick and easy quesadillas.
Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 20 min
Makes: 8 servings (1 quesadilla and 2 tablespoons salsa each)
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1package (11 oz) Old El Paso® flour tortillas for burritos (8 tortillas; 8 inch)
2cups finely shredded Mexican cheese blend (8 oz)
2cups shredded or finely chopped cooked chicken
1can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso® chopped green chiles
2tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1cup Old El Paso® salsa (any variety)
Serve with...
Cilantro-Lime Salsa Cilantro-Lime Salsa
Total Time: 15 min
1.Top one half of each tortilla with cheese, chicken and green chiles. Fold other half of each tortilla over filling; press down with back of pancake turner. Lightly brush melted butter on both sides of each filled tortilla.
2.Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook 2 filled tortillas at a time 3 to 4 minutes, turning once, until golden brown and hot. Cut into wedges. Serve with salsa.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.
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Success
Once you cook a filled quesadilla in the skillet, transfer it to a cookie sheet in 375°F oven while you cook the remaining quesadillas.
Special Touch
Garnish with fresh cilantro sprigs.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 340 (Calories from Fat 160); Total Fat 18g (Saturated Fat 9g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 65mg; Sodium 1000mg; Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 2g); Protein 20Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 15%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 25%; Iron 10Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Medium-Fat Meat; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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