Unlikely friends: Two good things even better together!

Jennifer Leimkuhler
Oct 5, 2023
2 min read

Updated: Dec 1, 2023

Take Buffalo chicken and quesadillas, for example. Sure, Buffalo chicken goes with everything. But, does it work in a quesadilla? They're both comfort foods, why shouldn't they go together? Will it be comfort food overload? Luckily, @cookingwithang's Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas are just perfect. Super-easy to make, made special with a cheesy crust on the outside of the tortillas. Video and printable version below for your viewing and eating pleasure!

Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

Makes 3

15 min.

Ingredients

1 cup shredded cooked chicken

1 1/4 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese

2 tbsp. Buffalo wing sauce

1 tsp. dry ranch seasoning

1 tbsp. butter

3 fajita-size flour tortillas (6")

1 tbsp. ranch salad dressing

Instructions

Mix the chicken, 1/4 cup cheese, wing sauce and ranch seasoning.

Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the tortillas and cook for 30 seconds on each side. Remove from skillet.

Sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese in skillet. Arrange tortillas over cheese in skillet. Layer each tortilla with one-third of the chicken mixture, 1 tbsp. cheese, 1 tsp. dressing and another 1 tbsp. cheese.

Fold tortillas over filling and lightly press to close. Cook 1 min. on each side or until golden brown (the cheese from the bottom of the skillet will form a crust on the outside of the quesadillas- so delicious!).

Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley, if desired.

Does it matter what kind of cooked chicken I use?

It doesn’t matter. Any leftover cooked chicken will work, or you can use rotisserie chicken (those tend to be higher in sodium, though).

Are Buffalo wing sauce and hot sauce the same thing?

Buffalo wing sauce and hot sauce are slightly different. Wing sauce is generally hot sauce with other ingredients added, usually something like butter or butter flavor, and some additional seasonings. Wing sauce tastes smoother and more buttery (obviously) than hot sauce.