Chicken Adobo And Peanut Quesadillas

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 2 cups packaged grated cheese (tex mex or mexican cheese blend)
• 3/4 cup peanuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 1/2 cup roasted red pepper, patted dry and chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped coriander
• 1 lime
• 2 teaspoons chili sauce (in adobo sauce, minced)
• 4 -6 large tortillas, your favourite flavour
• sour cream, guacamole and salsa (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place chicken, cheese, peanuts, corn, red pepper and coriander in a large bowl. cut lime in half and squeeze juice of one half over top. add half the adobo sauce and stir. taste and if you like things hotter, stir in a little more adobo.
• 2 brush a large frying pan, preferably non–stick, lightly with oil. set over medium heat. depending on the size of your tortillas, filling will be enough for 4 or 6. add 1 tortilla to pan. spoon about 1 cup (250 ml) of filling over half the tortilla. fold other half over filling, pressing together. cook until underside of tortilla is golden brown, about 2 minutes. carefully, turn and cook other side until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. keep warm in the oven. repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
• 3 slice each into 4 wedges. serve with sour cream, guacamole and salsa on the side.