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Chicken quesadilla wedges filled with cheese, bacon, and pico de gallo served with salsa

Applebee’s chicken quesadilla grande recipe

4 from 1 review
  • Author: Bobby
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x

Description

Make Applebee’s chicken quesadilla grande at home with this easy copycat recipe, perfect for game day, parties, or a quick appetizer.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 slices cooked crispy bacon (sliced into 1/2” inch pieces)
  • 2 (8 inches) flour tortillas
  • softened butter (for lightly spreading on the tortillas)
  • 2 tablespoons Pico de Gallo
  • 1/2 cup shredded Colby-jack cheese
  • 2 cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts (heated and cut into strips)

Optional Condiments-

  • sour cream
  • guacamole
  • salsa

Instructions

  1. Heat a large non-stick frypan over medium heat. Spread butter lightly on one side of the flour tortilla shell. Place butter side down into the pan.
  2. Sprinkle half of the cheese evenly over the entire tortilla. On half of the tortilla sprinkle half of the bacon, half of the chicken pieces, and 1 tablespoon of Pico de Gallo. Cook until the cheese has melted and the bottom has browned. Using a spatula fold the tortilla in half and press down the edges gently.
  3. Remove from the pan. Repeat with remaining tortilla. Slice each quesadilla into thee triangles. Serve with sour cream, guacamole, and salsa.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 413
  • Sugar: 2.7 g
  • Sodium: 960.3 mg
  • Fat: 24.8 g
  • Carbohydrates: 30.8 g
  • Protein: 17 g
  • Cholesterol: 64 mg