Ultimate Grilled Quesadilla

Mexican food - mmmm!  One of my favorite genres.  I like to eat it at least once a week.  Hahah.  I generally succeed at that.  :)  Ryan and I made these grilled quesadillas the same night he made the Fire-Roasted Salsa.  To the right is a picture of how he arranged everything on our awesome charcoal grill!  I love cooking on charcoal grills.  I think they are easier to control than gas grills, but maybe I just don't have enough practice with gas.  The quesadillas were a bit messy.  We probably shouldn't have put the salsa inside of the tortilla, which is why I listed it as a topping below instead.  When we were grilling them, it kept dripping down into the coals.  Lesson learned.

Ultimate Grilled Quesadilla

• Chicken
• Silva's Taco Spice
• Salt and Pepper
• Onion
• Red Pepper
• Cheese
• Flour Tortillas (try wheat ones)

Toppings:

• Fire-Roasted Salsa
• Sour Cream
• Guacamole
• Pickled or Fresh Jalapenos

Heat grill.  Season chicken with Silva's Taco Spice, salt, and pepper.  Cut red pepper and onion into quarters.  Stick a toothpick through each onion quarter to help hold in tack.  Grill chicken until no longer pink inside.  Grill onion and red pepper until tender.  Cut pepper into slices.  Sprinkle half of the tortilla with Silva's Taco Spice and cheese.  Top with chicken, onion, and peppers.  Place on grill; cook for a few minutes on both sides until crispy.  Serve with Fire-Roasted Salsa, Sour Cream, Guacamole, and Pickled or Fresh Jalapenos.  

Sizzlin' Chicken Fajitas

Don't you think these sizzlin' fajitas look great on the cute plates Ryan got me for my birthday last year? Now if only he'd get me another set of the plates so I could serve more than 4 people at once...

Pictured to the right is my finished fajita (yum!). Ryan replaced the sour cream with salsa on his. I'm sure it was also good, but how can you have a fajita without sour cream?! Silly boy. ;)

As usual, here's the recipe:

Sizzlin' Chicken Fajitas

makes 4 medium fajitas

• 4 whole wheat medium torillas
• 1 T olive oil
• 2 chicken breasts
• 2 T Silva's taco spice
• 1 red pepper
• 1/2 medium white onion
• Mexican style cheese
• Sour cream and Salsa (if desired)

Prep work:

Prepare vegetables by slicing red pepper into strips and chopping onion. Set aside. Slice chicken breasts into thin strips about the same size as the red pepper. Season chicken with Silva's taco spice. Technically you can use any taco or fajita seasoning, but Silva's is my favorite. They also make great salsa. Here's a picture of the seasoning in case you've never heard of it before:

Time to cook:

Heat oil in a medium skillet. Carefully place chicken strips in skillet. Cook for a couple minutes. Add red pepper and onion. Cook until chicken is fully cooked and peppers and onions are tender (about 8 minutes). It should look similar to this:

Feel free to experiment with other vegetables. I'm sure corn, green peppers, and even squash would be good mixed in. I just used what was in my fridge. Anyway, after your skillet mixture is ready, get out a tortilla. Spoon on some of the skillet mixture. Add cheese, sour cream, and/or salsa if desired. Enjoy!