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Southwest Chicken Quesadillas

April 8, 2013 by Arena Blake 9 Comments

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Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post on behalf of  Collective Bias®  and Tyson Foods.

For me, dinner is one of the hardest meals of the day. As a work-at-home mom, I am so busy during the day that I rarely think of dinner before it’s almost time to eat. It seems like more often than not, I’m throwing something together at the last minute. And when you have a toddler who is just discovering his taste in different foods, that can sometimes be difficult.

So when I was asked to try out Tyson Individually Frozen Chicken Breasts in the Smokey Steakhouse and Southwest Pepper Trio flavors, I was really excited. These bags are so easy to keep on hand in the freezer. And since the chicken breasts are already flavored, you just have to pop them in the oven and you’re good to go!

I wanted to do something a little different with them, though. Andrew sometimes won’t eat chicken alone, but he loves quesadillas. So I decided to create a quesadilla around the yummy flavors of the Southwest Pepper Trio chicken breast. Quesadillas are so easy for toddlers to hold and they make meals interesting. I love that you can throw any ingredients into a quesadilla — just top it with cheese, melt it and you’ve got a great meal!

Tyson Individually Frozen Chicken Breasts in Smokey Steakhouse and Southwest Pepper Trio flavors will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart starting on April 9, 2013. 

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Southwest Chicken Quesadillas

Ingredients:
2 Tyson Southwest Pepper Trio chicken breasts, cooked according to package directions
2 oz cream cheese
1 can black beans
1 can whole kernel corn
8 oz shredded Colby Jack cheese
8 large flour tortillas

Directions:

In a large skillet, melt the cream cheese. Chop the cooked chicken breasts into small pieces and add it to the skillet, cooking until warm. Drain and rinse the black beans and corn, and stir into the skillet. Remove from heat.

Heat tortillas on a griddle and pile shredded Colby Jack cheese on top. Once the cheese has melted a bit, add the chicken mixture on top of that. Then add another layer of shredded Colby Jack cheese and top with a tortilla. Cook on the griddle until tortillas are slightly brown and cheese has melted.

Slice and serve with pico de gallo and guacamole.

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Be sure to follow Tyson on Facebook and Twitter to see more of their great products and recipe ideas!

See my shopping trip to Walmart to pick up Tyson Individually Frozen Chicken Breasts (and the other things that caught my eye) in my Google+ album.

Disclaimer:I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias®  and Tyson Foods. All opinions and photos are my own. #CBias #SocialFabric

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Comments

  1. Aimee @ ShugarySweets

    April 9, 2013 at 6:55 am

    Great use of the chicken. I love quesadillas! I was very impressed with the amount of seasoning on these chicken breasts!

    Reply
  2. Mimi

    April 12, 2013 at 12:27 pm

    What perfect timing! I haven’t been able to find the seasoning I use for my quesadillas so now I can forgo all of that and make it with Tysons! Thanks for the idea!

    Reply
  3. Amy

    April 15, 2013 at 5:59 am

    These look so good and are still a fast easy meal. Great use of the chicken.

    Reply
    • Arena Blake

      April 16, 2013 at 2:58 pm

      Thanks Amy!

      Reply
  4. Vera Zecevic – Cupcakes Garden

    April 15, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    These look so delicious!And it seems to be easy to make, I’ll try it!

    Reply
    • Arena Blake

      April 16, 2013 at 2:56 pm

      Thanks! I hope you enjoy them! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Shannon (The Mommy-Files)

    May 15, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    My kids would go crazy over this recipe! This will definitely be something we need to try at home this summer! Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
    • Arena Blake

      May 15, 2013 at 3:24 pm

      Thanks so much, Shannon!

      Reply

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