Since avocados have been on sale, this has become a regular at my house lately--and no one is complaining! We eat this for lunch or dinner!
Ingredients
- 1 Cooked chicken breast (I throw a chicken breast in my steamer)
- 1 avocado, sliced thinly
- Shredded cheese (montery jack, monzerlla, Go Veggie! lactose free cheese--to make it dairy free)
- Butter (Earth Balance Lactose Free butter alternative to make it dairy free)
- Whole wheat tortillas
- Lime
- Salt
- Pepper
- Preheat a griddle to 225-250 degrees.
- Shred chicken.
- Toss shredded chicken with a couple squeezes of lime, dash of pepper and dash of salt (optional).
- On one half of the tortilla, place a few thinly sliced avocado pieces (I actually mash it up and spread it on the tortilla for Little Asher who is texture sensitive), some shredded chicken and a little shredded cheese. Fold the tortilla in half.
- Put a thin layer of butter on the outside of both outside sides of the tortilla (I omit this on my quesadilla).
- Cook on griddle until both sides are browned.
- Allow to cool slightly and slice into triangles.
Miscellaneous: We usually eat this with crock pot vegetarian black beans (this recipe is next in the line up and I will link to it when available).
Tip: Make the chicken ahead and put it in the fridge so that when it is time for dinner all you have to do is assemble and grill--easy!
Yield: Depends on how much chicken you use, but when we do one large chicken breast it feeds my family of four...which is about 6 quesadilla
Timing: 9-12 Months depending on your little ones ability to chew and grind and the number of teeth. Little Asher was able to handle this cut up very small around 10 months and I would imagine Little Joy would have been around the same age had I tried it back then.
Difficulty: 2 out of 5; this is easy and can be partly made ahead. Very few things get a 1 on difficulty from me; I reserve that for things I can do in my sleep!
Epicutie Rating (See left side of page for rating descriptions):
Little Joy: Yummy in the Tummy; there is never a bit left of first helpings of this dish. When she sees the griddle come out her exact words are "Is it pancakes or quesadilla??! They are my favorite in the whole wide world!" LOL!
Little Asher: Yummy in the Tummy; he usually finishes his before my husband and I finish ours!
These look great, Kelly, and so easy to make! Thanks for using our GO Veggie! Lactose Free cheese in your recipe. I did want to let you know - for the sake of your audience that may have dairy allergies - that the product you used is lactose free but still contains milk protein. We do make other products in purple packages that are dairy free and vegan. We look forward to seeing more great recipes from you!
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