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Air Fryer Quesadillas

Cheesy shredded Mexican chicken inside crispy air fried corn and flour tortillas.
4.56 from 27 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2 Quesadillas
Calories: 350kcal
Author: Mason Woodruff

Ingredients

  • 2 Corn & Flour Blend Tortillas
  • 6 oz Cooked and Shredded Chicken* or your choice of protein
  • 2 oz Shredded Mexican Cheese
  • Olive Oil Spray or Olive Oil for brushing the tortillas

Instructions

  • Wrap the tortillas in a paper towel and microwave for 15-20 seconds.
  • Add 1 oz of cheese to each tortilla followed by 3 oz of chicken to one half. Fold to close.
  • Spray the air fryer basket** and the top of each quesadilla with olive oil spray or brush both sides of each quesadilla with olive oil before adding to the basket.
  • Place the quesadillas in the basket and use an air fryer or oven safe rack to keep your quesadillas closed.
  • Air fry for 8-10 minutes at 400ºF, flipping halfway through for even crispness. (You can remove the rack once the cheese has melted and sealed the quesadillas.)

Notes

*I used Mexican shredded chicken thighs, but you could use any cooked protein option. I'd recommend my pulled fajita chicken, al pastor chicken thighs, barbacoa beef, pork tenderloin carnitas, BBQ pulled chicken, or the fillings from my Korean chicken quesadillas, steak tacos, or baked beef tacos. You could also use this recipe with air fryer peppers and onions or pre-cooked options like pulled rotisserie chicken or Kevin's Chipotle Lime Chicken.
**I used the 8-quart Instant Pot Duo Crisp for air frying. If you have a larger air fryer, you may be able to cook more quesadillas at once. You may also be able to fit more quesadillas in the Instant Pot air fryer if you're using smaller corn tortillas.

Nutrition Info Notes

  • Each quesadilla has 10 WW SmartPoints (blue).
  • You can cut each quesadilla into 3 smaller triangles. Each triangle using this method has 115 calories, 9g protein, 6g carbs, 7g fat, and 3 WW SmartPoints (blue).
  • To reduce the fat content, you can use chicken breast instead of thighs in the shredded Mexican chicken (or other filling options). I would not recommend reducing the amount of cheese.
  • The Mission Carb Balance tortillas from my chorizo breakfast quesadillas recipe are a great lower carb tortilla option.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Quesadilla | Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 20g