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Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas with Mexican Cheese Sauce

Feb 27, 2021 No Comments

Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas with Mexican Cheese Sauce is an easy and healthy weeknight dinner recipe that's sure to please everyone in the family. It's a healthy, cheap, and easy dinner that gets ready in just 30 minutes.
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Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas with homemade Mexican Cheese Sauce is like an explosion of flavors in your mouth. Chickpea is cooked in a pan with Butter and Garlic. It is tossed with Onion, Hot Sauce, Spices, and Brown Sugar. Next, a creamy Mexican Cheese sauce is prepared with White American Cheese, Milk, Butter, and a few Spices. And, finally, it is wrapped in a Flour Tortilla and baked until crispy. Doesn't that sound like an easy weeknight dinner recipe for the family?

After Crispy Roasted Chickpeas, Chickpea Tikka Masala, Golden Chickpea Curry if there is anything that you are gonna love, it is this amazing Chickpea Quesadillas.

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Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas

The nuttiness of Chickpeas, the slight heat of the Hot Sauce, the Sweetness of Brown Sugar and Onions, the cheesiness of Pepper Jack and White American Cheese, and the crunch of Warm Tortillas all served in one single plate. Is this even for real? Well, yeah! It is... 🙂

The flavors are so good that you would want to choose one corner of the room and eat away the entire thing with no one watching you going at it.

Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas with Mexican Cheese Sauce

Vegetarian Chickpea Recipe which is So Easy!

Many times we look for easy Chickpea recipes. Chickpea is one such ingredient that I turn towards when I am looking to make a quick healthy vegetarian dinner recipe. 'coz nothing is as healthy and easy as Chickpea for a vegetarian dinner.

Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas with Mexican Cheese Sauce

Also, Chickpea can be used in so many recipes. Right from a quick Sheet Pan Dinner Recipe to a quick One-Pot Meal to Tacos to Enchiladas to Casseroles. Chickpea can be used in everything and even the pickiest eater in the house is going to love it!

How to make Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas

So, to make the Buffalo Chickpea filling I followed these quick steps-

  • Start by melting butter and olive oil in a pan. As the oil shimmers, add the chopped onions and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes over low heat.
sauteing onions and garlic
  • Next, add the canned Chickpeas, along with Hot Sauce, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Cayenne Pepper, Brown Sugar, Salt & Pepper. Toss to combine. Cook over low heat for 3-4 minutes.
adding buffalo sauce to chickpeas
buffalo chickpea filling

How to make the Mexican Cheese Sauce

Mexican Cheese Sauce Recipe-

mexican cheese sauce
  • In a pan, melt the butter along with White American Cheese. Add Sour Cream, Milk, Cayenne Pepper, Cumin, Salt & Pepper.
  • Also, add Green Chiles.
  • Cook for 3 minutes over low heat, until it begins to bubble and thicken out.
  • Once it thickens out, take it out and serve
  • This Mexican Cheese Sauce can be used in Enchiladas, Chicken Recipes, Nachos, or Burritos.

Finally, to make the Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas just spread the Mexican Cheese Sauce over the Quesadillas. Add the Chickpea filling in the center. Fold it in half.

Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas with Mexican Cheese Sauce before toasting

Now, you can either toast this on a cast iron skillet until it gets toasty on both sides or you can bake it in the oven.

To bake Quesadillas in the oven, preheat the oven to 425F or 230C. Brush oil over the Quesadillas and cook for 8-10 minutes or until the Quesadillas get toasty on the top.

Cut it in half and serve with any sauce you love or leftover Mexican Cheese Sauce.

How to make Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas ahead of time?

This recipe is so easy. You can make the Chickpea filling ahead of time. You can store the cooked Chickpea filling in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Reheat in the oven before reuse.

You can make the Mexican Cheese Sauce and store it in the refrigerator. Before reuse, heat it through in the oven.

Place in tortillas, wrap and toast before you serve.

Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas with Mexican Cheese Sauce

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Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas with Mexican Cheese Sauce

Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas with Mexican Cheese Sauce is an easy and healthy weeknight dinner recipe that's sure to please everyone in the family. It's a healthy, cheap, and easy dinner that gets ready in just 30 minutes.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
no resting time required: 0 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 Quesadillas
Calories: 276kcal
Author: Anjali

INGREDIENTS

Mexican Cheese Sauce

  • 1½ cup White American Cheese 0.2 lbs
  • ½ cup Whole Milk
  • 2 tablespoon Sour Cream
  • 1 stick Unsalted Butter
  • 4 oz Green Chilis canned
  • ¼ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • salt & pepper to taste

for the Quesadillas

  • 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 tablespoon Onion Powder
  • ½ stick butter 1/4 cup
  • 5 tablespoon Hot Sauce
  • 1 medium sized Onion diced
  • 3-4 cloves Garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoon Brown Sugar or Coconut Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
  • Salt & Pepper
  • 1 can Chickpeas
  • 2 whole Flour Tortillas
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INSTRUCTIONS

  • Heat butter and olive oil in a pan. As the butter melts, add the chopped onions and minced garlic. Cook them over low heat for 2-3 minutes.
  • Now, add the hot sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, brown sugar, salt & pepper along with the canned chickpeas. Toss to combine. Cook for 5 minutes on low heat, mashing the Chickpeas as you cook through.
  • To make cheese sauce, add all the ingredients in a pan. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Once the sauce thickens, take it out in a separate bowl.
  • In a flour tortilla, spread the Cheese sauce. Spoon the Chickpea filling in the center. Fold it in half. Either toast it on the stovetop or bake it in the oven at 425F or 230C for 8 -10 minutes.
  • Serve with chopped cilantro and leftover cheese sauce.

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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas with Mexican Cheese Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 276
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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