BBQ Chicken, Bacon & Avocado Quesadillas

In my year and a half on Pinterest I've come across a few recipes that have become staples and are in my rotation of meals at least monthly. This is one of  them. The original recipe can be found here and it is what I followed exactly the first time. After making them, though, I decided they'd be better by adding some BBQ sauce to them. I've also found that they are a SUPER fast meal if you have some precooked chicken on hand (either your own or the frozen kind from the bag). I've made them starting with everything needing to be prepared (the bacon, chicken, etc) to having everything pre-cooked and just basically heating and assembling, to everything in between. Even if I use the pre-cooked frozen chicken slices, I still like to saute them a bit in the onions (and the bacon drippings if I haven't pre-made the bacon). I bet these will become a regular in your house too!

~Leah

BBQ Chicken, Bacon & Avocado Quesadillas

Recipe Type: Main

Author: Leah (adapted from kevin {&} amanda)

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 8 strips of bacon, cooked & crumbled (reserve 1/2 Tbsp bacon drippings)


• 1/2 cup scallions, diced


• 1 lb chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces, or pre-cooked chicken slices, prepared according to package and cut smaller


• salt and pepper


• 2 Tbsp butter


• 4 med flour tortilla shells


• 1 avocado, diced


• your favorite BBQ sauce


• mild cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions

1. Arrange bacon on a cooling rack (like for cookies) and set it on top of sheet pan. If you don’t have a cooling rack, you can just put the bacon straight on the sheet pan.Place bacon in a cold oven, turn heat to 400, and cook 15 mins per side.


2. Add 1/2 Tbsp bacon drippings to a skillet over medium heat. Add the scallions and saute about 2-3 mins until softened. Add the chicken in a single layer, season with salt and pepper, and cook for about 5 mins or until chicken is golden and cooked through, flipping just once during cooking. OR microwave frozen, pre-cooked chicken strips according to package, cut into bite-sized pieces, and add to the skillet for a few minutes to brown and get some of the flavor from the onion and bacon drippings. Remove the chicken and scallions to a plate and rinse out the skillet.


3. Place about 1/2 tbsp butter in the skillet over medium heat. When foamy, add a tortilla and swirl it around to get it nice and buttery. Layer one side of the tortilla with chicken, bacon, avocado, BBQ sauce and a little cheese. Use tongs to flip the other half of the tortilla over and press down. Cook the tortilla for about 1-2 mins on each side or until golden brown and crispy.


4. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas, adding a little more butter for each tortilla as needed.

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