Kung Pao Quesadillas Recipes

KUNG PAO CHICKEN RECIPE - CHINESE RESTAURANT QUALITY

Steps:

• Heat a teaspoon of oil in a wok over medium heat and add a cup of raw shelled peanuts. Stir constantly (or they'll burn) for 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir for another minute using the residual heat in the wok. Set aside to cool. They will turn crunchy once they're cooled completely. You can also skip this step and use already roasted shelled peanuts.
• Marinate the chicken. Mix together the chicken with all the marinade ingredients in a bowl and set aside for 20 minutes.
• Prepare the sauce. Mix together all the sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a wok over high heat. Sear the chicken, remove from the wok to a bowl, and set aside.
• Turn the heat to low and add another tablespoon oil. Add the garlic, ginger, chilies, Sichuan peppercorn powder, and scallions. Cook for a minute or two until fragrant.
• Add the chicken back to the pan and turn up the heat to high. Stir-fry for a minute and then use your finger to stir up your prepared sauce (the cornstarch will have settled to the bottom, so make sure it's well incorporated). Add the sauce to the wok and stir-fry for another minute. The sauce should thicken very quickly.
• Finally, add the peanuts. Give everything a final stir and serve.

BARBECUE BACON CHICKEN QUESADILLAS RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat stove-top to medium-high heat.
• In a medium size bowl, combine the diced chicken, bacon, red onion, and barbecue sauce
• Spray a pan with non-stick cooking spray or butter.
• Place tortilla on the pan, and place about 1/2 or 3/4 cup of the chicken barbecue mixture and spread around so it is evenly spread.
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and place another tortilla on top of that.
• Once one side of the tortilla is golden brown and starting to harden, flip to the other side and cook until golden brown (this will take about 3 minutes each side).
• Take off the stove top and serve with your favorite toppings such as:barbecue sauce, ranch, or sour cream.

KUNG PAO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat canola oil on med-hi heat in a large skillet.
• Saute the onions, garlic, and jalapeno for 1 minute.
• Add the turkey and cook until it is no longer pink (about 5 minutes).
• Turn down heat to med-low and add the peas and the water chestnuts. Cook for about 5 more minutes.
• Add lime zest, lime juice, soy sauce, and pepper flakes; Stir then remove from heat.
• Pour turkey mix into a bowl so you can use the skillet.
• Put a tortilla into the skillet; put some turkey mix on it then add cheese and peanuts to your taste.
• Fold the tortilla over and cook over med. heat until browned on both sides (using a spatula to turn and flatten).
• Add more oil as you need to brown each quesadilla.