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BBQ Chicken Bacon Swiss Quesadillas

 

BBQ Chicken Bacon Swiss Quesadillas ~ Big name for a simple, easy, and quick dish, layered with pico de gallo, bacon, smoked Swiss cheese, avocado, and BBQ chicken between two flour tortillas.
BBQ Chicken Bacon Swiss Quesadillas ~ Big name for a simple, easy, and quick dish, layered with pico de gallo, bacon, smoked Swiss cheese, avocado, and BBQ chicken between two flour tortillas ~ The Complete Savorist About a month ago I was out running errands.  I was child-free and trying to complete 6 months of errands in one afternoon.  I had to have lunch on the run and decided to stop at Carl’s Jr.  I had no idea what to get. Their Western Bacon Cheeseburger is my favorite thing they have. Probably more for nostalgia than for any other reason now.  But a sign in the window caught my eye and well, that was effective advertising.  I went ahead and ordered their bbq chicken quesadilla.   After the first bite I wish I ordered the burger.  There was no bbq flavor to be found.  Chicken dry.  Cheese scant.  I was disappointed to say the least.

I knew I could make a version of this and it would, hands down, be vastly superior (slightly vain on my part, I know.)  When I finally got around to making this, turns out I was right.  There was very little cooking involved to make this.  My beloved grandmother is visiting and we’d been out shopping for several hours and I wanted something delicious yet fast.

We ran by the market and picked up rotisserie chicken, avocado, and sour cream (along with paper towels, tp, tissue, and Swedish fish for the little girl-just in case you were wondering.) Once home, the prep took longer than the cooking, but the prep was well worth it.  The quesadilla is a meal.  No side dishes were needed.  I have posted several recipes with smoked Swiss…I still have so much of it, so that is what I used, but regular ole Swiss would work just fine, as would cheddar, Colby Jack or Monterey Jack.

BBQ Chicken Bacon Swiss Quesadillas ~ Big name for a simple, easy, and quick dish, layered with pico de gallo, bacon, smoked Swiss cheese, avocado, and BBQ chicken between two flour tortillas ~ The Complete Savorist  BBQ Chicken Bacon Swiss Quesadillas ~ Big name for a simple, easy, and quick dish, layered with pico de gallo, bacon, smoked Swiss cheese, avocado, and BBQ chicken between two flour tortillas ~ The Complete Savorist

BBQ Chicken Bacon Swiss Quesadillas

Author: Michelle De La Cerda
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Ingredients

  • 1 rotisserie chicken; shredded (+/- a pound of meat)
  • 3/4 cup bbq sauce +/-
  • 1/2 pound bacon; cooked and crumbled
  • 8 oz grated Swiss or smoked Swiss cheese; shredded/grated
  • 1 cup pico de gallo +/-
  • 1 avocado; cubed finely
  • Salt/Pepper to taste (if needed)
  • 8 flour tortillas

Instructions

  1. Remove the meat from the rotisserie chicken, shred and place in a bowl.
  2. Add the bbq sauce to the chicken until the desired wetness is reached. Set aside.
  3. Have all the ingredients in their respective bowls ready to assembly.
  4. To layer: Tortilla, cheese, bbq chicken, bacon, pico de gallo, avocado, S/P if needed, cheese, tortilla.
  5. Either assemble first on the counter or in the hot skillet.
  6. Heat a skillet on medium to medium-high heat.
  7. Add the shell, assembled or not, to the hot pan/skillet.
  8. When the bottom layer of cheese looks melted, using two spatulas or any easy flipping device, flip the quesadilla over.
  9. Allow the tortilla to brown and the cheese to melt.
  10. Serve with more pico de gallo and maybe some sour cream.
  11. Ready to eat

BBQ Chicken Bacon Swiss Quesadillas ~ Big name for a simple, easy, and quick dish, layered with pico de gallo, bacon, smoked Swiss cheese, avocado, and BBQ chicken between two flour tortillas ~ The Complete Savorist BBQ Chicken Bacon Swiss Quesadillas ~ Big name for a simple, easy, and quick dish, layered with pico de gallo, bacon, smoked Swiss cheese, avocado, and BBQ chicken between two flour tortillas ~ The Complete Savorist

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5 Comments

  • Reply
    Adriana Martin
    February 22, 2016 at 2:18 am

    Oh my goodness I absolutely love quesadillas I wish I was your neighbor now I could eat one or two of those. Yummy option for any occasion. =)

  • Reply
    Marye
    February 22, 2016 at 5:59 am

    These quesadillas sound amazing. I love that they are packed with all of that flavor!

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    Florian @ContentednessCooking
    February 22, 2016 at 8:17 am

    Looks fantastic colorful and awesome flavors here!

  • Reply
    Sara
    February 22, 2016 at 8:20 am

    This looks AMAZING, pretty much all my favorite flavors all wrapped up in a tortilla!

  • Reply
    Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet
    February 22, 2016 at 3:26 pm

    DANG, these look good! I still haven’t had lunch and man, what I wouldn’t give to have these right now!

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