Gluten and Dairy Free Quesadillas
Fresh and flavorful quesadillas with a gluten free tortilla and a dairy free gluten free filling.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 687kcal
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts baked and shredded, rotisserie chicken works great too
- 1 Tablespoon oil
- ½ cup onion diced
- 2 bell peppers diced
- 15 ounces black beans drained & rinsed
- 2 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 16 gluten free tortillas
- 16 ounces refried beans
- 15 ounces frozen corn optional
- 15 ounces dairy free cheese optional
- 1 cup Spanish rice optional
Quesadilla Garnishes
- dairy free cheese, salsa, green onions, diced tomatoes, guacamole, dairy free sour cream, or fresh cilantro
Instructions
- After chicken is baked and shredded, set aside.
- In large skillet cook onion on medium heat until translucent.
- Add in diced peppers, place lid on skillet and cook until soft and tender.
- Then, add in all spices, shredded chicken, black beans, corn. Stir well and heat through.
- Warm up quesadilla maker. Spray with non-stick spray.
- Place tortilla on quesadilla maker. Spread refried beans if desired. Then add spoonfuls of meat and pepper mixture on top. If you've found a brand of cheese you like, top meat mixture with it. Otherwise omit dairy free cheese. Place second tortilla on mixture. Lower quesadilla lid.
- Heat for 5-8 minutes. You want the brown lines to show on top of quesadilla from quesadilla maker. Remove from heat and prepare another quesadilla in the maker. When finished cut quesadillas into triangles with pizza cutter.
- Garnish with toppings and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 687kcal | Carbohydrates: 99g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 1.569mg | Potassium: 777mg | Fiber: 23g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1.702IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 5mg