{"id":148087,"date":"2026-11-04T01:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T02:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=148087"},"modified":"2026-11-04T03:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T03:02:56","slug":"sheet-pan-chicken-quesadillas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/sheet-pan-chicken-quesadillas\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheet Pan Chicken Quesadillas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sheet_Pan_chicken_quesadilla_no_green_peppers-1024x837.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sheet_Pan_chicken_quesadilla_no_green_peppers-1024x837.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sheet_Pan_chicken_quesadilla_no_green_peppers-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sheet_Pan_chicken_quesadilla_no_green_peppers-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sheet_Pan_chicken_quesadilla_no_green_peppers.jpg 1387w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quickly transform leftover chicken into cheesy chicken quesadillas served with fresh homemade salsa. Our baked version is much easier to manage because the chicken quesadilla cooks on both sides at the same time \u2014 no flipping needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Active Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 10 min | <\/span><b>Total Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 20 min<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Easy Chicken Quesadilla&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:21379,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,16770457],&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:3,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;arial,sans,sans-serif&quot;,&quot;17&quot;:1}\">Sheet Pan Chicken Quesadilla<\/span><\/strong>s<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooking spray<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 medium (120g) tomato, seeded and chopped<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/4 cup (40g) chopped onion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tbsp fresh lime juice<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/4 tsp ground cumin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 cup (140g) cooked chicken breast, shredded<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/2 cup (55g) shredded pepper jack cheese<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 (8-inch\/20cm) whole-wheat, high-fiber tortillas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preheat the oven to 425\u00b0F (220\u00b0C).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a small bowl combine tomato, onion, cilantro, lime juice, cumin and salt; set aside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightly coat one side of each tortilla with cooking spray. Place one tortilla, sprayed side down, on a baking sheet. Top with the chicken and cheese, then top with the remaining tortilla, sprayed side up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bake for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Cut into quarters and serve with the salsa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Serves: 2 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">|&nbsp; <\/span><b>Serving Size: 1\/2 quesadilla &amp; 1\/2 cup salsa<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Per serving: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calories: 320; Total Fat: 14g; Saturated Fat: 6g; Monounsaturated Fat: 4g; Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g; Cholesterol: 90mg; Sodium: 602mg; Carbohydrate: 23g; Dietary Fiber: 4g; Sugar: 23; Protein: 30g<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Nutrition Bonus: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potassium: 452mg; Iron: 9%; Vitamin C: 21%; Calcium: 27%&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally published May 2016; Updated May 2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/baked-chicken-quesadilla\/\">Sheet Pan Chicken Quesadillas<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\">MyFitnessPal Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quickly transform leftover chicken into cheesy quesadillas served with fresh homemade salsa with this baked quesadilla.<br \/>\nThe post Sheet Pan Chicken Quesadillas appeared first on MyFitnessPal Blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[20,1,21,22,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148087"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148087"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148088,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148087\/revisions\/148088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}