Oh Yum! I was walking around the grocery store picking up some much needed supplies last week and I noticed that asparagus was on sale. I do enjoy asparagus but I do not buy it very often due to the high price. However after buying this vegetable treat, I had to come up with a fun recipe to use the asparagus plus I had made another batch of homemade basil pesto ( which I love ). I took some chicken breasts out of the freezer and my mind was set - Chicken Asparagus Pesto Quesadilla! It’s a mouthful in more ways than one. The flavor combination with this dish was simply amazing.
Quesadillas are so quick and easy to make and offer a lot of options for picky eaters as well. You can dress them up or down according to your taste.
Ingredients
- 2 Whole Wheat Tortillas
- 1/2 Cup Cooked Chicken
- 3 Tbsp. Basil Pesto
- Asparagus ( trim tips )
- Mozzarella and Monterey Jack Cheese
Method
- Warm pesto and chicken in a sauce pan until heated through.
- Add asparagus and continue cooking for 4 minutes over medium heat.
- Remove filling from pan, add tortilla to the dry pan and then add the filling on top of the tortilla.
- Top with cheese and remaining tortilla.
- Flip after 1 minute until crisp.
- Top with sour cream.
- ENJOY!
Zesty Tip: When cooking with pesto, I tend not to add additional oil to the pan as there is enough oil in the pesto. This will prevent the dish from getting saturated with oil and also ensure it tastes fresh.
If you love quesadillas and asparagus – I totally suggest you try this dish. Have a fabulous day and see you tomorrow.
Take care
zesty
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What a wonderful flavor combination!
Wow, it’s 8:00 in the morning and suddenly I’m craving a quesadilla. This is a terrific combination!
Zesty, these quesadillas look AMAZING! Asparagus and pesto and cheese oh my – some of my faves
Pesto makes everything good!!! I gotta try these
Yummers. Looks divine…..
i love how you added asparagus!
Love asparagus and quesadillas. Looks like a winning combo!
That looks wonderful! What a great way to include asparagus!
This is a great way to use asparagus.
What a great combination for a quesadilla! I love unexpected flavors.
This is my kind of quesadilla! Thanks for the recipe!
Our local grocery store sells a panini that is pesto, asparagus & cheese. This totally reminds me of it. Sounds great
Love this combination. My favorite is pesto, asparagus, ham & gruyere in a pizza.
Zesty – your recipes and your pictures always amaze me! What an awesome combination – I LOVE everything – pesto, chicken, asparagus….ok, I’ll stop drooling in my comment. Thanks – I am so trying this out someday soon!
Asparagus quesadilla? Yes, please. I’ll be getting out the George Foreman soon…
Yummy and beautiful!
love the idea of asparagus in this!!
I just had grilled asparagus in a sandwich yesterday and it was amazing. This looks like a great combo!
i just drooled all over my comment
That deserves a big YUM!
I just made this dish and it is amazing! Everyone in my house absolutely loved it. Thanks for the awesome recipe! If you’re an onion fan, throw some red onions in it for some added zing.
What a great idea! Our asparagus is really coming up in the garden now so I’m always looking for new ways to cook it.
Quesadillas with asparagus and pesto sound really good!
I had this a few days ago and loved the combo of flavors! Thanks for the recipe
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