Description
These Blackstone Chicken Fajita Quesadillas are a delicious twist on traditional quesadillas, cooked to perfection on a Blackstone griddle. Packed with flavorful chicken, peppers, onions, and gooey cheese, they are easy to make and perfect for a quick and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Chicken Fajita Quesadillas:
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fajita seasoning
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- 1 small red onion, sliced
- 1½ cups shredded Mexican blend cheese
- 4 large flour tortillas
- cooking spray or oil for griddle
- optional: sour cream, salsa, or guacamole for serving
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat your Blackstone griddle to medium-high heat and lightly oil the surface. Toss the sliced chicken with olive oil and fajita seasoning.
- Cook Chicken and Vegetables: Cook chicken on one side of the griddle for 5–6 minutes. Add peppers and onion to the other side, cook for 4–5 minutes, then mix everything together.
- Assemble Quesadillas: Reduce heat to medium-low. Lay tortilla flat, sprinkle with cheese, top with chicken mixture, add more cheese, fold tortilla over.
- Cook Quesadillas: Cook each side for 2–3 minutes until golden and cheese is melted. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
- Serve: Slice into wedges and serve with sour cream, salsa, or guacamole.
Notes
- You can prep all fillings ahead and cook quesadillas to order.
- Add jalapeños or hot sauce for extra heat.
- Experiment with different cheese varieties for a unique flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Griddle
- Cuisine: Mexican-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 670mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
