When I was pregnant with my first baby, so many people gave me advice on how to care for a baby.
Then each one of those babies grew up to be a toddler and kid who became the pickiest eaters in the world. Where was the advice for that?!
I’m here to give you a few words of wisdom from one exhausted mom to another. Kids love foods they can hold in their hands, cheese, and dipping things.
These Slow Cooker Chicken Quesadillas fit the bill. I use a pizza cutter to cut each quesadilla into slices and then I let them eat them with their hands and dip them in salsa (that counts as a vegetable serving, right?). I have a 9-year-old that dips his in ranch…. I’m just going with it and turning a blind eye. Haha!
These might not be the healthiest dinner ever, but it beats going through the drive thru. And my whole family ate them without complaining which is a total win at our house!
Just serve these with a green salad or something to balance it out.
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How To Make Slow Cooker Chicken Quesadillas:
Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Place chicken breasts in slow cooker (they can be frozen or thawed, it doesn’t matter). Pour undrained cans of Rotel and green chiles over chicken. Place cream cheese on top.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
Once cooked, shred chicken using a hand mixer or two forks and stir in with other ingredients in slow cooker until well combined.
Heat a skillet to medium-high heat. Melt butter on skillet. Place equal amounts of the chicken mixture on half of the tortillas, sprinkle on some cheese and place another tortilla on top.
Cook quesadillas for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until cheese is melted and tortillas are golden brown.
Cut into slices and serve with guacamole, sour cream and/or salsa.
I also love serving these Slow Cooker Chicken Quesadillas with our Black Bean and Corn Salsa.
For some reason, my kids always eat better when they can dip their food in something so we let them pick what they want to dip it in which usually ends up being mild salsa.
However you serve up these easy chicken quesadillas, we know they will be a hit!
The BEST Quesadilla Recipes:
- Chicken Club Quesadillas
- Easy Pizza Quesadillas
- Green Chile and Chicken Quesadillas
- Short Rib Quesadillas
- Chicken and Vegetable Quesadillas
Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Quesadillas Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (10 ounce) can Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chiles , (undrained)
- 1 (4 ounce) can green chiles
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 10-12 flour tortillas
- 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- guacamole, (optional topping)
- sour cream, (optional topping)
- salsa, (optional topping)
Equipment
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place chicken breasts in slow cooker (they can be frozen or thawed, it doesn't matter).
- Pour Rotel and green chiles over chicken.
- Place cream cheese on top.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
- Once cooked, shred chicken using a hand mixer or two forks and stir in with other ingredients in slow cooker until well combined.
- Heat a skillet to medium-high heat.
- Melt butter on skillet.
- Place equal amounts of the chicken mixture on half of the tortillas, sprinkle on some cheese and place another tortilla on top.
- Cook quesadillas for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until cheese is melted and tortillas are golden brown.
- Cut into slices.
- Serve with guacamole, sour cream, and salsa.
Notes
- We used frozen chicken breasts for this recipe.
Nutrition
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Yummy! This sounds oh so good and super easy to make. Definitely going on my ‘to make’ list!
~Amy
Crock pots are such a genius invention!!! We use ours a lot through the summer too! I have made this chicken before but never put it in quesadillas…must try that!!! I hope you are able to stay cool especially with those stockings on. I can’t believe it is that hot already!!!
This sound yummmyyy!
You got me at cheesy and quesadillas 🙂 Delicious meal!
I know this sounds funny, but my husband used to put a block of ice (not cubes) in the bottom tub area of the swamp cooler where the water is drawn from. It made it nice and cool in the house. We were in New Mexico then and only did that on the really hot or humid days. In New York now, people don’t even know what a swamp cooler is and wouldn’t need one anyway. Hope this helps.
YES, this recipe just saved my day. Sounds super easy and delicious!
So you don’t need to put water or chicken broth in with the ingredients?
Absolute perfect timing. I desperately needed something for tomorrow night’s dinner, and I have chicken in the fridge that must get used, asap! Thank you!
Quesadillas are one of fav foods! I haven’t tried a recipe for them, yet, but I am pinning this one for later!!! Thanks for sharin:):)
found you on tt&j! I am soo trying this! looks delicious!
yum, I had no idea you could make quesadillas in the slow cooker – must give this a try!
I just made these and my whole family loved them! It was a huge hit with my 5 year old who never wants to eat anything, and the hubby was really happy with them as well. I just added a 10 oz can of Rotel, no green chillies and added maybe an ounce or two of some old salsa in the fridge. Also, it definitely made enough for two… maybe three dinners for our family!
I’m in the middle of dinner, and stopped to come write this. These quesadillas are delicious! I used a can of rotel and added a couple tablespoons of chicken taco seasoning (mccormick). These are definitely a new favorite… just as I was about to give up on Mexican, too!
Looks soooo good!
These are amazing! I omitted the Rotel because I’m not a fan and wow, were they delicious! The filling is wonderful even the next day, reheated in a fresh quesadilla. Definitely a keeper!
Made these and was not disappointed. I made a double batch as I try not to cook on the weekends, so I used the leftovers as filling for enchiladas and WOWZER!!! Delish! Hubby then added the Velveeta queso on top of the enchilada leftovers(yes, it makes that much! LOL) and DOUBLE WOWZER!!! Thanks for this recipe, I love it and so does my family
i really wanted to like this… I didnt, my kids didnt either. They were horrible, the only thing i didnt do was add the chillies and i dont think they would have made a difference. Thankyou for posting the recipe but i wont be making this again.
i have thin slicked chicken breasts, do you think i would need to cut the time?
i have thin slicked chicken breasts, do you think i would need to cut the time?
Thinner chicken breasts may not take as long. We put ours in frozen. Just watch it closely. 🙂
These are soooooo yummy! Thanks you guys for saving the day at my house again!
I made this last night and it was a hit! However, I have tons of leftover filling (creamy cheese chicken and tomatoes with green chilies). Any suggestions on what to do with all the leftover filling?
Made this tonight and it was great!! I didn’t have any chiles but it was still delicious. I used four big chicken breasts so it made a lot, but we’ll have the leftovers for lunch for the next few days. Might also work to roll the leftover filling up in tortillas and bake it like a taquito or an enchilada. That way you can make a bunch at once in the oven rather than one or two quesadillas at a time on the stove. :o)
Do you think I could make this sauce in a skillet? I have some cooked chicken and my kids love quesadillas?
I love food I can’t mess up… And yet I still managed to miss the phrase “over medium heat” and charred mine. Still tasted ok though. Just not cheesy enough for me. I wondered if you could add that white queso Velveeta to the crock pot mix too after you add the chicken back after shredding?
Sounds delicious!! 🙂 Let us know how it turns out!
I’m going to try this tonight!! Yum Yum !.
I made them tonight with 2 cans of rotel and cream cheese. With about an hour to go, I added half a block of queso Blanco Velveeta cubed. I got a quesadilla maker for Christmas but this is the first time I got to use it. They turned out amazing! Wish I could upload a picture…
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We used to live in Tucson, AZ and did that too. We live in WA state now but on hot days put a block of ice in a tray and put it in front of the fan. Works pretty good.
Kinda bland, maybe using rotel tomatoes would help but I only had regular ones. Needs something to add some flavor. It was OK but no one in my house really liked this one too much. Now I have to find a way to use the leftover.. maybe on chips with some salsa for flavor.
Can you use yogurt in place of cream cheese
So yummy! Such a great idea. I just prepared these for dinner. Super-easy, super-delicious:-) Thanks Camilla 🙂
I loved this recipe, I have made it a few times now.
I tried this tonight and it’s super watery, the only thing I can think of, is our can of tomatoes are different in Australia to USA.
Can this be made in an instant pot
You could easily cook your chicken and some of the seasonings in the Instant Pot. You may want to follow this recipe for when to add in your cream cheese. It would be better adding it after the chicken is cooked through.
https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/instant-pot-creamy-fiesta-chicken-recipe/