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.
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
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Remove the meat from the rotisserie chicken, shred and place in a bowl.
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Add the bbq sauce to the chicken until the desired wetness is reached. Set aside.
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Have all the ingredients in their respective bowls ready to assembly.
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To layer: Tortilla, cheese, bbq chicken, bacon, pico de gallo, avocado, S/P if needed, cheese, tortilla.
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Either assemble first on the counter or in the hot skillet.
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Heat a skillet on medium to medium-high heat.
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Add the shell, assembled or not, to the hot pan/skillet.
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When the bottom layer of cheese looks melted, using two spatulas or any easy flipping device, flip the quesadilla over.
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Allow the tortilla to brown and the cheese to melt.
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Serve with more pico de gallo and maybe some sour cream.
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Ready to eat
5 Comments
Adriana Martin
February 22, 2016 at 2:18 amOh 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. =)
Marye
February 22, 2016 at 5:59 amThese quesadillas sound amazing. I love that they are packed with all of that flavor!
Florian @ContentednessCooking
February 22, 2016 at 8:17 amLooks fantastic colorful and awesome flavors here!
Sara
February 22, 2016 at 8:20 amThis looks AMAZING, pretty much all my favorite flavors all wrapped up in a tortilla!
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet
February 22, 2016 at 3:26 pmDANG, these look good! I still haven’t had lunch and man, what I wouldn’t give to have these right now!