J D S Chicken Goat Cheese Quesadilla Recipes

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor combine first 5 ingredients and blend until smooth. In a shallow nonreactive pan pour blender mixture over chicken breast half and set aside to marinate, covered and refrigerated, 4 hours. Preheat a grill or broiler. Grill or broil chicken and onions 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until chicken is just cooked through and onions are browned. Thinly slice chicken.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and butter an 8-inch round cake pan. In pan, layer one tortilla and sprinkle with half of chicken, onion, cheeses and basil. Top with a tortilla and sprinkle with remaining filling ingredients. Top with third tortilla and brush top with butter. Bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned and cheeses have melted. Let rest 5 minutes before cutting into quarters. Serve garnished sour cream and cilantro.

Steps:

• Lay 6 tortillas on the work surface, and divide the cheese, jalapenos and chicken among the tortillas. (It's best to leave about an inch border on the edge of the tortilla uncovered to allow for the spread of the melting cheese.) Top with remaining tortillas and press gently to seal. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small skillet. Carefully place a quesadilla in the skillet and fry, turning once, until golden and little bubbles appear on both sides, 4 to 5 minutes in all. Repeat with the remaining quesadillas, wiping out the pan between batches if the butter burns.
• While the quesadillas cook, make the salsa: Halve the tomatoes and grate them on the largest holes of a box grater into a bowl, discarding the skins. Grate the onion into the tomato and stir in the cilantro, hot sauce and salt, to taste.
• Cut quesadillas into 4 wedges with a pizza wheel or knife and serve with the salsa and avocado.

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in blender or food processor until smooth.
• Place chicken in zip-loc bag and add broth mixture.
• Seal and refrigerate for 2 hrs turning bag occasionally.
• Preheat grill.
• Remove chicken from bag, discard marinade.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken and onion on grill rack coated with cooking spray.
• Grill onion 3 minutes on each side or until browned.
• Grill chicken 6 minutes per side or until done.
• Cool slightly and cut chicken in very thin slices.
• Preheat oven to 400.
• Place 1 tortilla on baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons of cheese,half of chicken, half of onion and 1 and a half tsp cilantro.
• Top with 1 tortilla.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese, chicken, onion and cilantro.
• Top with last tortilla.
• Coat tortilla with cooking spray.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cut into 4 wedges and top each with 1 tsp of sour cream.
• Serve with lime wedges if desired.