Cheesy Chicken Quesadilla Dippers

Healthy Idea: Kick The Kids Off The Couch!

(NAPSA) – Studies show that over the course of a year, children spend more time watching TV than they do in school or participating in any activity other than sleeping. To break the couch habit, you can look for budget-friendly outdoor activities or healthy at-home alternatives.

A few ideas might include a day at the zoo or hiking and swimming. And because activities can work up an appetite, you can ‘cook up’ some recipes that the whole family can create together. Here’s a nutritious recipe that’s modeled after kids’ favorite restaurant foods using Sanderson Farms 100 percent Natural Chicken. It has no added sodium, which is so important to health-conscious families these days:

Cheesy Chicken Quesadilla Dippers

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Makes4 Servings

Ingredients

Dipping Sauce:

  • 1 1/2 cups skim milk
  • 8 ounces processed cheese made with 2 percent milk

Quesadillas:

  • 6 Sanderson Farms chicken tenders
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons adobo seasoning or any low-sodium seasoned salt
  • 4 8- inch flour tortillas
  • 1 cup shredded low-fat Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1/2 cup prepared mild tomato salsa

Instructions

Dipping Sauce:

  • In a small saucepan, heat the skim milk over medium heat and whisk in the processed cheese until the mixture thickens.
  • Once the sauce has thickened, remove from heat. Cover the cheese sauce with plastic wrap so it touches the surface of the sauce. This keeps the sauce from forming a thin film over the top. Set aside.

Quesadillas:

  • Preheat gas grill or grill pan with medium heat.
  • Preheat oven to 300 F.
  • In a resealable bag, combine chicken tenders with canola oil and adobo seasoning.
  • Massage chicken through the bag, evenly coating the tenders with spices.
  • Grill the chicken over medium-high heat for 3 minutes per side or until chicken is cooked through. Chicken should be cooked to an internal temperature of 165 F.
  • Remove from heat and dice.
  • Place tortillas on a metal sheet pan; layer half of each tortilla with shredded cheese, diced chicken, salsa and more shredded cheese. Fold in half.
  • Place in preheated oven and cook for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the tortillas are light golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and cut into handheld triangle pieces. Serve with low-fat cheese dipping sauce.

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