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Poultry Quesadillas

Lynn's Chicken Breast Goat Cheese Quesadillas

1/2 cup Chicken stock
2 x Jalapenos sliced
2 tbl Chopped cilantro
2 tbl Fresh lime juice
2 tbl Olive oil
1 x Chicken breast half
1/2 x Red onion cut 1/4" thk rounds
3 x Flour tortillas - (8" dia)
1 1/2 cup Crumbled soft goat cheese
1/2 cup Shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 tbl Basil chiffonade
    Melted butter for brushing
    Sour cream for garnish
    Chopped cilantro for garnish

 Method :
In a blender or food processor combine first 5 ingredients and blend until smooth. In a shallow nonreactive pan pour blender mixture over chicken breast half and set aside to marinate, covered and refrigerated, 4 hours. Preheat a grill or broiler. Grill or broil chicken and onions 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until chicken is just cooked through and onions are browned. Thinly slice chicken.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and butter an 8-inch round cake pan. In pan, layer one tortilla and sprinkle with half of chicken, onion, cheeses and basil. Top with a tortilla and sprinkle with remaining filling ingredients. Top with third tortilla and brush top with butter. Bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned and cheeses have melted. Let rest 5 minutes before cutting into quarters. Serve garnished with sour cream and cilantro.
This recipe yields 2 to 4 servings.