Description
Delicious quesadillas filled with grilled chicken thighs, gooey cheese, and a sweet-spicy hot honey BBQ sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- Cooking oil of choice (avocado, canola, or vegetable)
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- Kosher salt and pepper
- BBQ seasoning blend
- 3 tablespoons BBQ sauce (plus more for drizzling)
- 2 tablespoons hot honey (plus more for drizzling)
- 4 large burrito-size flour tortillas
- 3 cups shredded cheese (Cheddar, Monterey Jack, or spicy queso)
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro (optional)
- Optional toppings: sour cream, sliced jalapeños, or guacamole
Instructions
- Prepare the Chicken: Heat a drizzle of oil in your Blackstone griddle over medium-high heat. Season the chicken thighs (or breasts) generously with kosher salt, pepper, and your BBQ seasoning blend.
- Grill the Chicken: Place the seasoned chicken onto the hot griddle and grill for about 5-7 minutes on each side until cooked through and has lovely grill marks.
- Shred the Chicken: Once cooked, let the chicken cool slightly, then shred the meat using two forks and toss it in a bowl with BBQ sauce and hot honey.
- Assemble the Quesadillas: Lay one flour tortilla on a clean surface, sprinkle shredded cheese down the center, top with BBQ chicken, drizzle with BBQ sauce and hot honey, and fold over.
- Cook the Quesadillas: Place the quesadilla back on the hot griddle and cook for 3-5 minutes on one side, then flip and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
- Slice and Serve: Remove the quesadilla from the griddle, let sit for a minute, slice into wedges, and serve with additional BBQ sauce and hot honey.
Notes
For variations, consider using different proteins, cheeses, or adding jalapeños for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quesadilla
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: quesadillas, BBQ chicken, hot honey, Tex-Mex, easy dinner