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Blooming Quesadilla Ring

This Blooming Quesadilla Ring features chicken quesadillas rolled into cones and layered with shredded cheese for a super cheesy, easy party appetizer that's guaranteed to impress. Serve with salsa or your favorite dipping sauce.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: blooming quesadilla, blooming quesadilla ring, quesadilla appetizer
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 501kcal
Author: Jill

Ingredients

  • 20 flour tortilla taco shells
  • 4 cups cooked shredded chicken breast
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 3/4 cup red onion finely diced
  • 1/2 cup yellow onion finely diced
  • 1/2 cup chunky salsa
  • 1 cup taco sauce
  • 4 cups Colby and Monterey Jack cheese shredded
  • 4 cups cheddar cheese shredded
  • Fresh cilantro chopped for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper with a wide mouth jar or glass dish in the center.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken, bell pepper, onion, red onion, salsa and taco sauce. Mix well until all the ingredients are combined.
  • Using a sharp knife, cut all tortillas in half.
  • Sprinkle ½ tablespoon of colby and monterey jack cheese and cheddar cheese and 1 tablespoon of chicken mixture on one side of the tortilla half.
  • Roll each of the halved, filled tortillas into a cone shape. Make sure to roll the tortilla tight but don’t squeeze the filling out of the top of the tortilla.
  • Place rolled cones with small pointed ends touching the wide mouth jar. Continue to do so with other tortillas until you have made a ring all the way around the wide mouth jar.
  • Once you have made a complete bottom layer, sprinkle colby jack cheese all around the first layer of cones.
  • Repeat the process for the second layer of cones. Then sprinkle with cheddar cheese on the second layer of cones.
  • Continue to place rolled cones for the third and final layer of the ring. Sprinkle the top layer with remaining cheese.
  • Remove the wide mouth jar from the center of the ring and place baking sheet into the oven.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until tortillas are golden brown.
  • Carefully transfer the quesadilla ring using the parchment paper to a serving plate and top with cilantro if you wish.
  • Serve with salsa or your favorite dipping sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 501kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 137mg | Sodium: 743mg | Potassium: 318mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1436IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 697mg | Iron: 1mg