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Quesadilla with chopped cilantro on plate.
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Camping BBQ Chicken Quesadillas

These bbq chicken quesadillas are a quick and tasty camping meal whether you're cooking over a campfire or on a camp stove.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time13 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 460kcal
Author: Sarah Trenalone

Equipment

  • 10” or 12” cast iron pan 
  • Metal spatula (to flip the quesadillas)
  • Leather glove or pot holder (for moving the cast iron pan)

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil (or another high smoke point oil)
  • 4 large tortillas (burrito-size) Or 8 taco-size tortillas, see Recipe Notes.
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese Or use shredded pepper Jack cheese
  • 10 ounce can chicken, drained
  • ¼ cup BBQ sauce (amount approximate)
  • Sliced Jalapeños (pickled or fresh), optional
  • 1 bunch cilantro (optional)

Instructions

  • Place pan over indirect heat on a hot campfire grate, or heat over medium heat on a camp stove. Add the oil.
    Add about ¼ cup cheese to half of a tortilla. Add a spoonful of chicken, a drizzle of BBQ sauce and desired amount of jalapeños (if using) to the cheese.
    Ingredient amounts are appropriate. Use more or less as desired.
    Tortilla with cheese, chicken, bbq sauce, and jalapenos.
  • Fold the tortilla in half and cook about 2 minutes, or until the bottom of the tortilla is golden.
    Quesadilla in cast-iron pan over campfire.
  • Flip the tortilla and cook about 2 more minutes, or until both sides are toasted.
    Optionally, add cilantro to the inside of the cooked quesadilla, and top with more cilantro.
    Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve right away.
    Two camping bbq chicken quesadillas in cast-iron pan over campfire.

Notes

Cook time is only an estimate and assumes that two quesadillas are cooking at the same time.
If using smaller, taco-size tortillas, add ingredients so that they cover one tortilla (instead of half of the tortilla).  Top with another tortilla, and skip folding the tortillas.

Nutrition

Calories: 460kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 1143mg | Potassium: 246mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 245mg | Iron: 3mg