Crispy Baked Pizza Chicken Quesadillas.
We love to make pizza quesadillas as an easy weeknight meal. Marinara sauce, pizza seasonings, shredded chicken and cheese is covered with tortillas and baked until crispy. Top with sauce, cheese and pepperoni – boom! So easy and delicious.
We might be the biggest pizza lovers on the planet.
I can easily pizza-fy anything. So here we are with crispy baked pizza chicken quesadillas, with melty mozzarella, tons of sauce, pepperoni and crispy tortillas.
We are in love.
Can you tell I’m all about the easy back-to-school meals right now? The ones that we could prepare quickly, the ones that everyone loves – because at the moment, our evenings are jam-packed.
Like, crazy jam-packed with kids’ activities and school stuff.
I secretly love it. I have waited forever for this part of parenting and I.love.it.
But wow, the second shift of the day starts around 3 and doesn’t end until almost 9 or 10. Making sure that I have a meal on the table that everyone will eat is a huge win!
It also means that I have been crazy prepared and organized, especially with meal planning. We really like to save our restaurant eating for the weekends, so I try everything I can to make easy, fun, delicious meals happen from Monday to Thursday.
And I’m happy to say this is such a winner!
First, I can’t even tell you how filling and satisfying these are. Especially if you use a multigrain tortilla that is high in fiber. It’s fabulous!
Next, my kids freak out over pizza and if there is anything more customizable than a quesadilla, well… I don’t know what it is. The fact that I can change up the “toppings” (which are also the fillings in this case), the cheese, the sauce and still make dinner happen easily is KEY.
And! I use my baked quesadilla method for these, which makes them even easier. And I can get at least two large quesadillas made quickly and when I slice those into triangles, they feed multiple people. I can pop the rest in the oven and they are ready in time for anyone who wants seconds.
Now, you don’t have to add chicken to these quesadillas, but I love to use a rotisserie chicken here and up the protein a bit. It makes it feel more substantial too.
A tortilla with sauce and cheese kind of feels like a cheater meal. But add chicken and seasonings and pepperoni and boom. It’s fancy and feels like DINNER.
See also: I might be a millennial from the 90s when repeated dinners were everything and my mom made three sides with every meal (HOW did she do this?!).
Regardless, these are SO good. Who can say no to pizza?!
Crispy Baked Pizza Chicken Quesadillas
Crispy Baked Pizza Chicken Quesadillas
Ingredients
- olive oil for brushing
- 1 cup cooked, shredded chicken
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 soft taco-size quesadillas, about 6 to 8 inches in diameter
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella/italian blend cheese
- pepperoni, for topping
- parmesan cheese, for topping
- fresh basil, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Brush a baking sheet with a drop of olive oil.
- In a bowl, toss the chicken well with the basil, oregano and garlic powder.
- Place two of the tortillas on the baking sheet. Spread a few tablespoons of the marinara on each. Top with a sprinkle of cheese. Add the chicken, divided evenly between each tortilla. Top with another sprinkle of cheese.
- Place the remaining tortillas on top. Stick the pan in the oven and bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until just golden.
- Remove the pan and gently flip the quesadillas. Top both tortillas with more marinara sauce, another sprinkle of cheese and the pepperoni. Return the pan to the oven for another 6 to 8 minutes.
- Remove and sprinkle with parmesan and fresh basil. Slice and serve!
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2 Comments on “Crispy Baked Pizza Chicken Quesadillas.”
Hi Jessica,
These look so good and easy. I don’t eat pepperoni anymore can you suggest something else besides pepperoni or sausage to replace with? Thank you.
Amy
These were so easy, and my 9-yo had fun helping me make them. All the kids loved them, though I found them a bit bland, possibly because I didn’t have the parmesan and basil to finish. My 15-yo asked if I would make these on his b-day. so they were a hit and will surely make again.
Definitely loving the baked quesadilla method!