Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Ultimate Lime Chicken Quesadillas

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, lime chicken quesadillas. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Lime Chicken Quesadillas is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Lime Chicken Quesadillas is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have lime chicken quesadillas using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Lime Chicken Quesadillas:

1. Prepare 1 1/2 lb boneless, skinless chicken
2. Make ready 1/2 cup key lime juice
3. Make ready 6 large white flour tortillas
4. Get 1 tsp butter (optional)
5. Prepare 8 oz mild shredded cheddar cheese
6. Make ready 1 tbsp coarse salt

Steps to make Lime Chicken Quesadillas:

1. In a suitable storage container(I prefer glass) place chicken and 1/4-3/8 cup key lime juice and approx. 1/2 tbsp. salt. Refrigerate overnight.
2. Remove chicken from refrigerator. Melt butter in skillet over low heat. Add remaining salt and distribute evenly in pan. Add chicken and discard liquid from storage container.
3. Increase heat to high and char outside of chicken. Actually burn it a little. Add remaining lime juice a bit at a time. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until chicken is cooked throughout(Maybe 20 minutes?)
4. Remove chicken from heat and cool completely. Once cooled pull chicken or cut into 1/4 inch cubes.
5. Get separate larger skillet and place tortilla in this. Add small amount of chicken(if you add too much your tortilla will fall apart). Add cheese to taste(I like a lot; this melts so that's okay). Heat over low heat until tortilla starts to feel firm. Fold over and continue cooking until both sides have crisped(I like mine slightly burnt) and cheese is melted. Enjoy!

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