Sheet Pan Quesadillas

If you are looking for a customizable, quick, kid friendly dinner, this is it! The best part of this recipe is you don’t have to stand by the stove making each quesadilla individually, but instead everyone’s quesadillas are ready at the same time. As we start to think about back to school time and busy schedules, you should definitely keep this in mind. But, honestly, I find it almost more useful in the summer months! We are always on the go with different schedules, and this is such a great meal to have in my menu planning arsenal. Plus there are so many short cut ways to have shredded chicken on hand at dinnertime, which makes this come together so quickly. My favorite way is this quick and easy Instant Pot Shredded Chicken, but I’m sure you could use leftover chicken, especially if it already has Mexican spices in it, or even rotisserie chicken. This is also a favorite meal of mine to make when it’s just the kids and I for dinner. With three kids, I have reached the point where I can’t conceivably not cook dinner when my husband is away, but I usually like to keep it really easy, and this is a recipe I often turn to for those nights.

Sheet Pan Quesadillas

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Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients

  

• 1.5 lbs cooked, shredded chicken
• 1/2 yellow onion diced
• 1 green bell pepper diced
• 1 cup Shredded Mexican cheese blend
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 16-20 flour tortillas fajita size

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two large baking sheets with cooking spray. 
• In a large bowl toss the cooked shredded chicken with chili powder and cumin. 
• Place 8 tortillas flat on the sheet pans. Top with cooked chicken, diced peppers and onions and cheese. 
• Place a second tortilla over top of each quesadilla and spray with cooking spray. 
• Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden and slightly crispy.  Cut into six pieces with a pizza cutter and serve with salsa and plain yogurt or sour cream for dipping.  

Notes

What to serve with it: Since this is already a finger food style dinner, we usually eat this with veggies and dip.  The kids love all the finger foods and all the dips. 

 

*This recipe is so easily customizable for your family and what they like to eat.  We even customize it a bit per person if they don’t like certain veggies since it’s easy to leave some out of individual quesadillas.