Chicken, Caramelized Onions and Gouda Quesadilla

What’s up with the up testosterone in the air? I did my weekly grocery shopping today and was suprised by the volume of men who were out from their caves to food shop. And instead of glumly following their wives, they were actively steering shopping carts filled with burgers, hot links and chips! Ohhh, I forgot. Tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday, the one day our men decide what they eat.

This gooey quesadilla is what I’ll be serving my man and his boys for Sunday’s football carnage. The fillings are substantial to satisfy hefty male appetites and the caramelized onions and melted gouda cheese make it girly enough to enjoy during the female conversations that are sure to issue in my kitchen tomorrow. Enjoy!

 

Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients

8 flour tortillas
2 large onions, peeled and sliced thinly
2 cups cooked chicken breast, coarsely chopped or shredded
2 cups smoked Gouda cheese, shredded
1 tsp sugar
1/8 tsp salt
olive oil
butter
freshly-cracked pepper
sour cream, optional

Procedure

Over medium high heat, combine butter and olive oil in a wide saute pan. Heat until butter melts and oil mixture sizzles (but not browned). Add onions and stir to coat with oil. Spread out onions in pan and continue to cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle salt and sugar over onions. Continue to cook onions until browned, around 30 minutes. Lower heat as needed and scrape pan regularly to prevent onions from burning. Remove from heat.

Assemble quesadillas by spreading caramelized onions on one side of 4 flour tortillas. Arrange chopped chicken on top of onions and sprinkle Gouda cheese over whole surface. Top each with the remaing 4 flour tortillas.

Heat a wide skillet and lightly coat with olive oil. Gently lower assembled quesadilla on pan, either one at a time or as space in pan will allow. Cook over medium heat until browned and cheese has almost melted. Using a spatula, flip to brown other side and to completely melt cheese. Remove from heat and slice into four. Sprinkle with freshly-ground pepper. Serve topped with sour cream and an with additional side of caramelized onions.

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Lumpiang Shanghai

 

 

 

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