Chicken And Goat Cheese Quesadillas

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	118ml	Chicken stock
2		Jalapenos - sliced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
1		Chicken breast half
1/2		Red onion - sliced into 1/4-inch thick rounds
3		Flour - (8-inch) tortillas
1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Crumbled soft goat cheese 1/2 cup shredded Monterey jack
1 tablespoon	15ml	Basil - cut into chiffonade (thin strips)
		Melted butter - for brushing
		Sour cream - chopped cilantro, for garnish

Recipe Instructions

In a blender or food processor combine first 5 ingredients and blend until smooth. In a shallow non-reactive pan pour blender mixture over chicken breast half and set aside to marinate, covered and refrigerated, 4 hours.

Preheat a grill or broiler. Grill or broil chicken and onions 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until chicken is just cooked through and onions are browned. Thinly slice chicken.

Preheat oven to 400and butter an 8-inch round cake pan. In pan, layer one tortilla and sprinkle with half of chicken, onion, cheeses and basil. Top with a tortilla and sprinkle with remaining filling ingredients. Top with third tortilla and brush top with butter.

Bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned and cheeses have melted. Let rest 5 minutes before cutting into quarters. Serve garnished sour cream and cilantro.

Source:
David Rosengarten

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