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Chicken and zucchini quesadilla

April 23, 2016
Recipe

This recipe is a great way to use up leftover cooked chicken breast. Top with light sour cream and pico de gallo.

Serves 4

This recipe is a great way to use up leftover cooked chicken breast. Top with light sour cream and pico de gallo.


Heat the oven to 375 F. In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, zucchini, bell pepper, tomato, onion, jalapeno and garlic. Cut the lime in half and squeeze the juice over the chicken mixture. Add the cheese, Tabasco and cumin; mix well.

Heat a large nonstick saute pan to medium heat. Lay one tortilla flat in the pan and spread half of the chicken mixture on one side. Fold the tortilla to cover the chicken mixture. Lightly brown each side of the tortilla. Repeat this process with the other tortilla. Place tortillas on a baking sheet and bake for about 10 to 15 minutes or until cheese is melted throughout and ingredients are warm. Serve immediately.


  • 8 ounces diced cooked chicken breast
  • 1 cup diced zucchini
  • 1 diced yellow bell pepper
  • 1 large diced tomato
  • 1/2 cup diced red onion
  • 1 diced jalapeno pepper
  • 1 tablespoon diced garlic
  • 1 lime
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 whole-wheat tortillas, 12 inches in diameter

DASH Eating Plan Servings

1 Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils Fruits 1 Grains and grain products 1 Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets 1 Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits 4 Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products 1 Nonstarchy vegetables 1 Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

1 Carbohydrates Fats Fruits 1 Protein and dairy Sweets 1 Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 345 Calories 28 g Total carbohydrate 71 mg Cholesterol 16 g Dietary fiber 3 g Monounsaturated fat Potassium 27 g Protein 8 g Saturated fat 1/2 quesadilla Serving size 649 mg Sodium 14 g Total fat