Weight Watchers Chicken Quesadillas – crispy tortillas filled with chicken and cheese on the inside. A delicious meal for Taco Tuesday or Mexican night!
I love Mexican Food! When I was in my teens, my first job was working at Taco John’s. Taco John’s is a Mid West restaurant that serves Potato Ole’s and they are the bomb. I have made my own potato oles before using my air fryer. I get the Crispy Crown potatoes and air fry them for 12 minutes and then season them with some all-purpose seasoning.
Low Point Tortillas for Weight Watchers
This recipe for chicken quesadillas is for those that follow Weight Watchers. If you are looking for a low point tortilla option there are quite a few of them out there. My favorite is the La Banderita Carb Counter tortilla for 1 point. I like those better than the Ole Extreme Wellness brand tortillas which are 1 point as well. They can be easily found now these days especially at a store like Wal-Mart. I found the Carb Counter tortillas at Family Fare.
Cheese
There are two types of people in this World. Those that like Fat-Free cheese and those that don’t. Meh, it is alright and sometimes I use it. When it melts it kind of has the texture of Velveeta. If you don’t care for Fat-Free cheese these quesadillas can be made with full fat or reduced-fat cheese. It is up to you to decide which kind of cheese you are going to add to this recipe.
We had some Mexican rice with this. The chicken marinated all day in a fajita packet that I got one time really cheap at the grocery store. Sometimes, I will make a chipotle ranch dip to go with the quesadillas but I was lazy and didn’t do that this time.
Protein
Chicken is my go-to for making quesadillas. If you are vegetarian or vegan replace it with tofu. Shrimp and ground beef are also good.
How to Make Chicken Quesadillas
Rub the chicken with the fajita seasoning. You can cut the chicken into smaller bite-size pieces right away or just cook the chicken breast whole. I find that the chicken cooks faster when it is in smaller bite-size pieces. If you don’t want to cook chicken then use some store-bought rotisserie chicken breast.
Cook chicken breasts (or pieces) in a skillet until done. Place one tortilla on a nonstick skillet and spray it with cooking spray. Layer 1/4 cup of cheese and 1/4 cup chicken on top and then fold over the side of the tortilla. You can use 2 tortillas but I find that these tortillas are best just folded in half.
The quesadilla will be done on one side when the tortilla is brown and the cheese is melted. Flip and wait till other side is brown.
Other Quesadilla Recipes
Leftover Turkey and Avocado Quesdillas
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- Prep Time: 5min
- Cook Time: 20min
- Total Time: 25min
- Yield: 4 1x
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Weight Watchers Chicken Quesadillas – crispy tortillas filled with chicken and cheese on the inside. A delicious meal for Taco Tuesday or Mexican night!
Ingredients
- 4 Flour tortillas such as Carb Counter or Ole Extreme Welness Tortillas
- 2 to 3 teaspoons of fajita seasoning
- 1 cup of low fat cheddar cheese or reduced fat Mexican Cheese Blend
- 2 chicken breasts
Instructions
Rub chicken in the fajita seasoning.
Cook chicken breasts in a skillet until done. Chicken is done when it is no longer pink in the middle and when the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. If you are in a hurry and don’t want to cook chicken at all you can use rotisserie chicken.
Place one tortilla on a non stick skillet and spray it with cooking Spray. Layer 1/4 cup of cheese and 1/4 cup chicken on top and the other tortilla.
The quesadilla will be done on one side when the tortilla is brown and the cheese is melted. Flip and wait till other side is brown.
Notes
Smart Points: 5 (for one whole quesadilla)
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Stovetop
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 297
- Sugar: 0g
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 30g
Keywords: chicken quesadillas, weight watchers
I am not affiliated with WW formerly known as Weight Watchers in any way. I am just a member who likes to create WW recipes and share them with everyone. Freestyle is the name of the current program of WW and smart points are calculated for the recipes. Some blogs list them as freestyle smart points and some list them as smart points. There is no difference between the 2.
How is this a WW recipe?
NO FOOD is off limits on WW and WW themselves stresses that a lot on their social media pages. That is one reason why I love WW. You can pretty much eat ANYTHING to lose weight just as long as you stay in your daily points range for that.
How does Weight Watchers work?
Each recipe or food has a Smart Points value. This is calculated using calories, saturated fat, protein, and sugar. It is best to stay away from foods that are loaded with saturated fat and sugar on the plan because those foods are higher in points. When you register with Weight Watchers you are given a daily set of points to target based on your age, gender, height, and activity level. Think of it as an easier way to track your macros.
Jackie says
Any update on points using SP?
jgisvold says
7 PP was on the old Weight Watcher system before it was Points Plus. I haven’t had the chance to update any of the older recipes, so sorry this was wrong.
Tiffany says
7 points for 2 whole quesadillas is wrong. Each tortilla is 2 pts, cheese is 4 pts for 1 cup, and each chicken breast is 3 pts. So that’s 9 pts per quesadilla without adding extra condiments such as sour cream or avocado.
jgisvold says
All of it.
marine says
Is it just for one person?
7 points for all of it?
jgisvold says
It is a really funny story. 🙂
Ashley says
HAha! This was truly the funniest day, from working at TJ’s. Me and Heidi still talk about that 😉 LOL.