Tomatillo Chicken and Black Bean Quesadilla

Tomatillo Chicken and Black Bean Quesadillan is a Mexican recipe that serves 4. This main course has 503 calories, 24g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. For $1.24 per serving, this recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 92 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is brought to you by Mommie Cooks. A mixture of black beans, pepper, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 93%, this dish is tremendous. Try Salsa Verde Chicken and Black Bean 3 Cheese Quesadilla, Chicken, Corn, & Black Bean Enchiladas with Tomatillo Salsa, and Black Bean Burger Quesadilla for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

Boil up the tomatillos for about 5 minutes. Remove and let cool.Add them to a food processor along with the lime juice, the 1/2 tsp of salt, the jalapeno, cilantro, and vinegar.Swirl it up and set the salsa to the side.Heat up the olive oil on medium high heat in a large saucepan.Toss the cubed chicken with the oregano, cumin, garlic powder, coriander, 1/4 tsp salt, and pepper.Cook up the seasoned chicken in the oil.When the chicken is about half cooked, add in the onion and garlic. Finish cooking the chicken through.Add in 3 tablespoons of the salsa and mix it into the chicken. Remove from heat.Grab up a tortilla and layer it with cheese, chicken, and black beans. Top with a second tortilla.If you have a panini press, cook it up in there, if not, grab up a large frying pan, add a squirt of cooking spray or a small pad of butter and cook it up for a minute or two on both sides until golden brown.Serve it up with the remaining salsa and other condiments of choice.

 

Step by step:

1. Boil up the tomatillos for about 5 minutes.

2. Remove and let cool.

3. Add them to a food processor along with the lime juice, the 1/2 tsp of salt, the jalapeno, cilantro, and vinegar.Swirl it up and set the salsa to the side.

4. Heat up the olive oil on medium high heat in a large saucepan.Toss the cubed chicken with the oregano, cumin, garlic powder, coriander, 1/4 tsp salt, and pepper.Cook up the seasoned chicken in the oil.When the chicken is about half cooked, add in the onion and garlic. Finish cooking the chicken through.

5. Add in 3 tablespoons of the salsa and mix it into the chicken.

6. Remove from heat.Grab up a tortilla and layer it with cheese, chicken, and black beans. Top with a second tortilla.If you have a panini press, cook it up in there, if not, grab up a large frying pan, add a squirt of cooking spray or a small pad of butter and cook it up for a minute or two on both sides until golden brown.

7. Serve it up with the remaining salsa and other condiments of choice.

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