The whole family will enjoy these no-bake bars as a tasty snack. Other nut butters and seeds can be used in place of the peanut butter and sunflower seeds, respectively.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 quesadillas |
Ingredients
- 1 cup bottled margarita mix
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cut into bite-size pieces
- 8 (10 inch) flour tortillas
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Stir margarita mix, lemon juice, lime juice, and garlic powder together in a large bowl.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir chicken in the hot oil until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain excess oil from chicken. Pour margarita mixture into the skillet with chicken; simmer until most of margarita mixture is evaporated, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer and drain chicken to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Layer 4 tortillas with chicken, Cheddar cheese, and Monterey Jack cheese; top with remaining 4 tortillas. Place the prepared quesadillas, 1 or 2 at a time, on a large baking sheet.
- Bake quesadillas in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Repeat with remaining quesadillas; cut into quarters to serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 812 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 87 g |
| Cholesterol | 88 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 38 g |
| Saturated Fat | 15 g |
| Sodium | 1287 mg |
| Sugars | 16 g |
| Fat | 34 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
For Louann – Marinating overnight in lime juice = ceviche. 1 -2 hour max.
Recipe was a hit. Used the alcohol mix as did not have the non-alcoholic mix. Probably most of it evaporated during the process but still was great.
They were so good! Margarita mix made the best tang while eating!:)
The concept was good but the chicken was pretty sour. I sautéed onions and peppers to add to the chicken. Cheddar and Queso fresco added to the final tortilla combinations. I thought it was good but the prep took more time than I thought it was worth.
This recipe was a cinch to make, but my chicken came out tasting a little too sour for our liking. Maybe if I left out the lemon juice it would be more to my liking. I was expecting more of a flavor from the margarita mix. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Excellent very flavorful. I did change the liquid part,I cut up frozen chicken and placed the margarita mix in plastic bag with chicken to thaw.When ready to cook , I strained the chicken over a bowl to fry the meat,then just followed recipe.
Disgusting. my children, husband and I all found this to be awful.
Tried it twice. 2nd time I used skinny girl margarita mix and would not recommend that unless you doctor it up a bit.
Ok. I expected a stronger lime flavor. May try marinating chicken overnight in the lime mixture.
Simple and so tasty!
The chicken was so good it almost didn’t make it to the tortilla. I seasoned chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder and browned it (high heat) in avocado oil before adding margarita mixture. I fried the Quesadillas (no oil) instead of baking them. I made Pico de Gallo to serve with it along with avocados…very good. Will definitely make again, I think the next time around I’ll add some sautéed onions and bacon to jazz it up a bit.
Just made these tonight and they had so much flavor! I diced the chicken, covered it in margarita mix, and refrigerated over night. When I cooked the chicken, I added fresh mix right in, along with the lime juice, lemon juice, garlic and I added citrus seasoning. After I baked them, I topped with avocado and sourcream. So good – will definitely make again!
Yum yum yum even though we switched up the recipe a tad bit.. Added our one salsa mix and different cheeses .. Sour cream and onion on top and presto!!!!
We liked this a lot, especially with the usual added accompaniments (sour cream, green onions, avocado). I think that next time I make this I’ll cut up the chicken and go directly to cooking it in the margarita mix because it got kind of too dry by cooking it first. By the time the margarita mix disappears, it leaves a yummy film all over the chicken. I did add some pepper to the finished chicken. Thanks for a great idea for quesadillas!