I’ve been eating the same chili for lunch and chicken/shrimp burrito for dinner for the past 65 days and decided it was time to change my dinner up to chicken quesadillas.
Prep time was pretty quick 1/2hr – 45 mins. Left 1155g of chicken to defrost in the fridge over night, added seasoning once defrosted and heated in a pot.
Had my first crack at one today and tasted fantastic. It’s the quesadilla I’ve always pictured in my head when i face the disappointment after getting any burrito joint’s skinny-ass quesadillas. Fits perfectly with my 1700 cal, 190g protein cut currently in progress.
Thin and easy to wrap and store in the freezer. 6 fit in 1 large freezer bag.
Note: heavy reliance on Costco for this recipe however you can likely sub out ingredients to make it work.
Nutrition:
Calories: 422
Protein: 46.1g
Fat: 19.6g
Carbs: 29.4g
Ingredients:
7 Servings
Grilled chicken breast strips (olymel pre-cooked pre sliced, frozen – Costco business centre)
1,363 cals per 1155 grams
Meji Cano Tortilla (high fibre) (Costco)
630 cals per 7 slices
Great Value Italian-Style Shredded Cheese – Low Fat (Walmart)
960 cals per 320 grams
Seasoning for chicken:
Cumin 2 tsp
Smoked Paprika 2 tsp
Chilli flakes 2 tsp
Dried Oregano 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper 1 tsp
Optional: serve with 0% fat, plain Greek yogurt to simulate Greek yogurt for extra protein kick. I do 200g of skotidakis (Costco business centre).
Method:
- Pre heat cast iron pan to low/low-medium heat
- 22g cheese on one half
- Add seasoned chicken
- 22g cheese on top of chicken
- Fold and press
- Flip when bottom cheese melts
- Repeat
- …
9 … - Profit
Enjoy!
by ClassyLifter
2 Comments
This looks unreal, definitely going to try! Great macros too (good call with the low-fat cheese) – good luck with the cut!
Look up the mission high fiber tortillas! They’re 70 calories a piece and each tortillas has 6g of protein! The ultimate food hack