Honey Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas.

by Jessica July 31, 2023

We love these super simple honey chipotle chicken quesadillas! Use rotisserie chicken to make it easy with fresh corn, sweet peppers and salsa ranch for dipping. Delish!

I’ve got an easy summer meal for you!

These honey chipotle chicken quesadillas are super easy, filled with a bunch of delish summer ingredients and toasted to perfection. Melty cheese, here I come!

I don’t know what has happened to us this year, but we’ve become a major quesadilla family.

Now don’t get me wrong – I’ve ALWAYS loved a cheese quesadilla. And when I say that, I mean I grew up making them with bagged cheddar and flour tortillas in the microwave as a snack or even dinner.

But they’ve never been something I’ve made for dinner too regularly. Now, I find myself doing it almost once a week. I utilize our leftovers and with a flat top griddle, I can make a few at a time on busy weeknights. Obviously, quesadillas are so much better when they are toasted in a skillet and some butter. SO much better than my microwaved version in the 90s.

And everyone loves them. This is our current favorite summer version. I can’t explain how much we all adore these. The kids just eat them up (I’ll only add a sprinkle of the chipotle in theirs) and Eddie and I really enjoy them too.

These are filled with so many of our favorite things!!

I use rotisserie chicken to keep it simple. But you could use any grilled chicken, leftover chicken – whatever you have available. Then I toss the chicken with a mix of chipotle chili powder, honey, garlic powder, salt and pepper. This is similar to how I make my weeknight chicken tacos and it’s always a hit!

Next, I slice corn right off the cob and use it fresh. I love how sweet it is, and keeping it fresh off the cob gives it the perfect crisp and crunch.

Sweet peppers!! We adore the tiny sweet peppers and I slice them up, toss them inside and toast the whole thing. It’s DELISH.

Finally, a mix of sharp cheddar and monterey jack cheeses round this out. It’s the cheesiest, meltiest combo that tastes legit with the chipotle honey chicken.

I love to serve this with shredded lettuce – iceberg, of course. It’s so crisp and refreshing against the hot, toasty quesadilla. I also add some cilantro and maybe even cotija cheese. Or pickled onions.

Then the real kicker? Dipping it in my salsa ranch!! This is so incredibly delicious. I make my homemade ranch dressing and add salsa to it, so it’s also very simple. You can even mix your favorite store-bought ranch with your favorite salsa and go from there!

This is such a basic but delicious recipe – or should I say method! I hope you use it for your own summer chicken quesadilla inspo.