Easy Chicken Quesadilla in the Waffle Iron made in 15 minutes? Heck yes!! These cheese quesadilla with chicken and vegetables are delicious and fast to make. The best part is you can have the components made ahead of time make when ready.
Making quesadillas in your waffle maker?? Yes, it is easy and bonus...no flipping!!
The other day I saw somewhere (for the life of me not sure where) ideas on how to use waffle irons for things besides making waffles. The one that stuck with me was making quesadillas in a waffle maker. So I figured I would try it.
The result was fabulous! So easy, no flipping and the cheese was perfectly melted and bits of the quesadilla was crisped. My kids especially flipped out, loving the chicken and cheese quesadillas I made.
It wasn't even a week until my son begged me to make them for him and a group of his friends. I was a waffle quesadilla making fiend that day! Chicken quesadilla, steak quesadilla and cheese quesadilla are a big hit with the teens. And not going to lie, me too!
Table of Contents
Ingredients
- Chicken
- Peppers (optional)
- Onions (optional)
- Avocado or olive oil (or spray)
- Salt & pepper
- Flour tortillas
- Shredded cheese or cheese for shredding
- Salsa
Instructions
Heat your waffle iron, and spray with nonstick spray. Place one tortilla atop fill and top with another tortilla. Close waffle maker, placing pressure just a bit but not too hard as you don't want filling to spill out. And cook until done to your liking. Repeat.
Tips
- For the traditional quesadilla shape, the style waffle maker shown below is best. Any type of waffle iron will work however.
- I like to keep one waffle maker for savory recipes and one for sweet recipes. Completely up to you.
- Have all of your ingredients ready to go, assembly is quick. and the cook is rather quick.
- Make the components ahead of tim and assemble and cook when ready.
- Don't overfill the quesadillas.
- Pressing down slightly for part of the cook gives crispy areas.
- Play around with the fillings.
Equipment
- Waffle maker - You can use full size or mini for this. A traditional waffle maker style is best.
- Spatula
Variations
Choose to make this chicken and cheese quesadilla recipe (with or without the vegetables), cheese quesadilla, vegetable quesadilla, steak quesadilla or whichever combination that sounds good to you. We have made buffalo chicken quesadilla as well which is a favorite with the kids!
Storage
My recommendation is that if you have leftovers, store them as components vs the finished quesadilla. So store the chicken (or whichever filling you are using), cheese vegetables, tortillas etc. separately until ready to make more.
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Enjoy! XO- Colleen
Recipe originally posted July, 2015. Updated November, 2023.
Easy Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas Cooked In A Waffle Iron
Ingredients
- 1 small rotisserie chicken
- 1 green pepper seeded and chopped
- 1 medium Vidalia onion chopped
- 2 TBS grapeseed or olive oil divided
- Salt & pepper
- 12 - 6- inch diameter flour tortillas
- 8 oz package of shredded Mexican cheese
- Salsa
Instructions
- Pull apart your chicken, getting all of the meat off of it. Lightly shred it with your fingers. Season it and set it aside.
- Saute the peppers and onions in 1 TBS oil for 4 minutes. Set aside.
- Heat your waffle iron.
- Meanwhile, lightly coat one side of each tortilla with oil and season with salt & pepper. Once iron is ready, lay one tortilla oil side down on the griddle then spoon on some peppers & onions, then add the chicken, then add about ¼-1/3 cup of cheese. Top with another tortilla (oil side up and gently close the waffle iron putting more and more pressure in it. Hold for 30 seconds.
- Allow it to continue cooking other 2-3 minutes or so, putting pressure on it every now and again. Once the tortilla looks done to your liking (with some brown spots, remove it with a small spatula and place it on a plate for a minute.
- Use a sharp knife to cut it into 4 triangles right along the waffle marks.
- Serve with salsa and repeat until full.
Notes
I used a circular, non-stick "Belgian-style waffle iron for these.
Don't worry if any cheese oozes out...as soon as the waffle iron cooks it, it comes right off, crispy. Just flick it with a fork.
Nutrition
Enjoy!!
Noelle says
Oh my goodness. YES! I do have a waffle iron and I will have to make these especially since I have been craving quesadillas! NOM!
Martha @ A Family Feast says
What a great idea! I hate buying appliances for just one use...this is genius!
Back for Seconds says
Now I am convinced I NEED a waffle iron. YUM!!!!
The Food Hunter says
This is such a cool idea...the kiddos will love it.
Erin Dee says
Those knives sound cool! And I love this idea. I wish I had a waffle iron but I'm kind of happy I don't because I'd eat nothing else! 😉
Heather Schmitt-Gonzalez says
Oh, what a fun idea! I am definitely pulling out my waffle maker. Love your quesadilla filling, too.
brenda@sugarfreemom says
Love how easy the knife set makes it for sharpening! Great idea for a yummy quesadilla!
Susan says
I never use my waffle iron, I hate cleaning it! Ha but perhaps this fun quesadilla would change my mind! Also I have the knife set too, it's awesome.
Cookin' Canuck says
What a fun idea! This is something that I definitely have to try with my kids.
plasterer bristol says
These sound so good, thanks for sharing this delicious looking recipe.
Simon
Matthew Young says
Brilliant! I'd walk past my waffle iron a thousand times and never have this idea!
Jodi Hazen says
I'm making them tonight! can't wait!
Colleen says
Enjoy!!