Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

Last weekend Eric and I made three dozen tortillas. After making my own--even though they are a bit of work--I just can't bring myself to buy tortillas from the grocery stores. Homemade ones are just that much better. And with Eric's help--one of us rolling out the tortillas, the other one cooking them--it went so much faster! Plus, it was fun cooking together. So after all our hard work, we had to enjoy a tortilla or two for dinner. I've been obsessed with buffalo sauce ever since I made buffalo chicken dip, so I made buffalo chicken quesadillas. Days later, Eric was still mentioning how good they turned out.

Ingredients: 10 ounces cooked chicken (I used canned chicken)
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3-4 tablespoons buffalo sauce (depending on just how spicy you want it)
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
Green onions, chopped (optional)
8 6-inch tortillas

Dipping Options:
Blue cheese dressing
Sour Cream (Eric stirs hot sauce into his sour cream)

Directions:
Combine the chicken, cream cheese, and buffalo sauce in a bowl. Divide the mixture between four tortillas and spread it. If desired, sprinkle each tortilla with 1/4 cup cheese and with green onion. Place the remaining tortillas on top of each quesadilla.

Spray a skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium high heat. Cook each quesadilla for 2-3 minutes on each side or until the tortillas are browned and crisp.

Service with a side of blue cheese dressing or sour cream.

Enjoy!

~Krissy

More Mexican-Inspired Recipes:
Homemade Tortilla Chips 
Chicken Enchiladas with Fire-Roasted Tomatoes 
Chile and Tomato Shredded Chicken with Cheese Sauce
Corn and Black Bean Skillet Chicken 
Margarita Chicken and Steak Fajitas 

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

I absolutely love buffalo chicken pizza. While it's good when ordered out, I have yet to find a good frozen version. So after looking through a few different buffalo chicken pizza recipes, I came up with my own. After picking off the red onions, even onion-hating, pizza traditionalist Eric liked it.

 
Ingredients:
1 12-inch pizza crust
1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, shredded (great way to get rid of leftovers!)
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1/4 cup red onions, sliced

Buffalo Sauce:
1 tablespoon butter, melted
5 tablespoon hot sauce
1/2 teaspoon packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

White Sauce:
1 1/2 tablespoons blue cheese dressing
1 1/2 tablespoons mayo
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
pinch of sugar
black pepper, to taste

Directions:
To make the buffalo sauce, combine the butter, hot sauce, brown sugar, and apple cider vinegar in a medium bowl. Toss with shredded chicken and set aside.

In another medium bowl, mix together the blue cheese dressing, mayo, garlic powder, sugar, and pepper to make the white sauce. Spread the white sauce over the top of the pizza crust, add the buffalo chicken, cheese, and finally the red onions.

Bake according to the pizza crust directions.

Enjoy!

~Krissy