Chicken quesadilla sheet pan with avocado crema
Who doesn’t love a quesadilla? This sheet pan quesadilla can easily serve 6-8 people, is absolutely delicious, and super easy to put together. Don’t skip on the avocado crema 🥑
Ingredients
For the quesadilla
- 1 tbsp oil
- 250 grams bell pepper, diced
- 4 scallions, green and whites sliced and separated
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 tsp mild chilli powder
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 450 grams cooked chicken
- 2 cans beans (either pinto or black)
- 225 grams sour cream
- 12 large tortillas
- 360 grams shredded cheese blend (I suggest mozzarella, cheddar, and gouda)
For the avocado crema
- 2 medium avocados
- 240 ml sour cream
- Juice of two limes
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 clove garlic
- 5 grams chopped coriander, plus more for serving
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium with the oil. Once hot, add the bell peppers and cook for 2-3 minutes until they begin to colour. Add the white scallions, garlic, dried spices, salt and pepper, and stir for an additional 1-2 minutes before removing from the heat and stirring in the chicken.
- Add the mixture to a large bowl with the sour cream, beans, and cheese. Stir until the mixture is evenly combined.
- Preheat your oven to 220c/200 fan and oil a large baking tray.
- Lay out 9-10 of the tortillas to cover the entire bottom of the baking tray. I do this by slightly overlapping them and hanging them off of the edges to fold over later. Spread your filling evenly across the tortillas. Once filled, place the remaining tortillas in the centre on top of the filling and begin to fold your tortillas over the top. Your goal is to be left with one big filled pocket. You can hold the tortillas in place with toothpicks.
- Cook the quesadilla sheet pan for 20 minutes with another pan on top for weight before taking it off and cooking for an additional 5 mins.
- While the quesadilla is baking, blend the avocado crema ingredients together in a food processor until smooth.
- Serve the quesadilla with the crema, green scallions, extra coriander, and your favourite salsa.