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Chicken, Goat Cheese & Corn Quesadillas

Posted in: Entrees, Recipes ♦ Friday, May 27th, 2011, 6:39 am ♦ No Comments
Chicken, Goat Cheese & Corn Quesadillas

I love me some goat cheese. Seriously, goat cheese on anything is heaven to me.

In a salad with pears and pecans, topping on pancetta crisps, or even in a cheesecake? Don’t get me started.

So when I saw a recipe for chicken and goat cheese quesadillas, I knew I had to re-vamp it, and make it Healthy Housewife style.

I added my “signature” charred corn, and swapped traditional tortillas for whole wheat.

Health Benefits

Chicken-excellent source of protein, contains Vitamin B6 for energy and cardiovascular health, high in niacin, which protects against age related cognitive decline
Goat cheese-good source of protein, amino acid, calcium and potassium.

I ended up eating about half of the filling before the quesadillas were even done, but let me tell you…they were to.die.for. These will definitely become a weeknight staple.

What are you still reading for? Go make these now!! …and if you’re in the area, pick up some specialty goat cheese from the Saturday Morning market downtown this weekend! Its the last saturday at Al Lang field!

Quesadilla

Chicken, Goat Cheese & Corn Quesadillas

Ingredients
4 oz goat cheese
1/2 cup monterey jack cheese
Extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup onion, chopped
3/4 cup corn kernels, shucked
1 tsp garlic powder
Pinch ground pepper
1 lb chicken breast, diced or shredded
2 tbsp fresh cilantro
6 whole wheat tortillas

Directions
Combine cheeses in a bowl and set aside.
Heat about 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook 2 minutes, then add corn, pepper and garlic. Cook for another 2 minutes, turning temperature up to high briefly to sear corn. Add chicken and saute another 2-3 minutes.
Divide cheese over tortillas. Layer each tortilla with chicken mixture and fold.
Spray a large frying pan with cooking spray. Toast quesadillas on for 5-6 minutes flipping halfway through. Enjoy!

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    • Lauren: Congratulations!:) I check your blog from time to time and I really enjoy it.
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    • Danielle: How to you “slice them” I am terrible at cutting them into thin slices. They are so tough to...