Mango Chicken Quesadillas

It is always  good to have a nice, hot lunch as an alternative to sandwiches.  I used to make lunch for my children almost every day, because we homeschooled and I wanted to make sure they got a healthy lunch.  But now my oldest is in college, my middle child is in public school and just my son and I are left at home.  He complains frequently that I never make lunch anymore now that it is just him, and instead we have leftovers or sandwiches. But it doesn’t make sense to spend a lot of time making a meal for just two of us. This is a quick and easy lunch for us.

My son and I both enjoy quesadillas, so we decided to make Mango Chicken Quesadillas for our lunch. I included the recipe below, but it was very easy to prepare and took less than 10 minutes from start to finish perfect for a quick, hot meal.  To start off with I chopped up about 1/3 of a mango.  Mangos are nutritious, delicious, and go great with Mexican inspired foods.

Next, I divided the chicken breast between 4 flour tortillas, and topped it with the mango, shredded cheese and some fresh coriander.

I folded the tortillas over and browned them in a frying pan for a few minutes and lunch was ready!  My son topped his with sour cream and guacamole, but since I am trying to lose weight I skipped those toppings.  Either way it was very tasty, and the coriander and mango went nicely with the chicken and made the quesadilla seem more fancy than just a standard chicken quesadilla.  With quick options like this I can make a hot lunch for my son and I more often – or even better have him make the lunch for us!

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Yield: 4

Mango Chicken Quesadillas

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup leftover chicken
• 4 flour tortillas
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup diced mango
• 2 Tablespoon chopped cilantro
• cooking spray

Instructions

1. Heat a non-stick skillet sprayed with cooking spray over medium heat.
2. Peel and chop the mango. Chop the chicken.
3. Top each tortilla with a quarter of the chicken, mango, cheese and coriander. Fold tortillas in half and brown in skillet 2 at a time. Cook about 2 minutes on each side, flipping once.

Notes

Nutrition facts are estimates.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 301Saturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 313mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 2gSugar: 16gProtein: 12g

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