Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

We love all things buffalo and this buffalo chicken quesadilla recipe is super easy for busy weeknights or game day party. You can use leftover chicken to make this main dish recipe even simpler.

The cheese is so ooey and gooey and tastes amazing with the buffalo and ranch flavors.

Our family never gets tired of buffalo chicken recipes. From Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Sliders and  Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe  to  Buffalo Chicken Crescent Ring Recipe, Easy Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Sliders, and Buffalo Chicken Wonton Cups Recipe, we love it ALL!

How to Cook the Chicken

My favorite way is to cook chicken breasts in the crockpot. It takes so little work and it’s very easy to shred once the chicken is finished cooking. These options will show you to cook shredded chicken easily for this delicious meal.

• Crock Pot Shredded Chicken
• Instant Pot Shredded Chicken
• How to Shred Chicken

Ingredients

• Cooked Chicken, shredded – Cook chicken breast of chicken thighs
• Ranch Dressing – Make Homemade Ranch Dressing with simple ingredients
• Burrito Size Flour Tortillas – Learn How to Make Homemade Flour Tortilla Recipe

Scroll to the bottom of the post for the full recipe and ingredients to see the recipe card.

Substitutions and Variations Ideas

• Shredded Cheddar Cheese – Feel free to make these delicious quesadillas with different types of cheeses.
• Tortilla – We usually make these quesadillas with large flour tortillas, but you can make it with any size.
• Serving – Serve the quesadillas with your favorite salsa, fresh cilantro or guacamole.
• Spice Level – Feel free to add more wing sauce or add in cayenne pepper to add more kick to the flavor.

Step by Step Instructions

• Step 1 – In a large pot combine cooked chicken, hot buffalo sauce and ranch dressing and cream cheese. We also like to season with salt and black pepper.

• Step 2 – Stir until heated through and melted.

• Step 3 – Spoon buffalo chicken mixture onto flour tortilla.  Top with mozzarella cheese.  Fold the tortilla in half.

• Step 4– Cook on a skillet over medium high heat for a few minutes until it begins to brown. After about a 5 minutes then the quesadilla needs to be flipped.

• Step 5 – Continue until all the quesadillas are prepared. Super easy.

Recipe Tips

• Leftover Rotisserie Chicken – This is the perfect meal to make with leftover chicken and rotisserie chicken.
• Cheese – We used mozzarella cheese but you can use any type of cheese. Monterey jack cheese or pepper jack cheese would great option. You can even mix different types of cheese together.
• Ingredients – When heating the ingredients together, make sure they are mixed together completely.
• Buffalo Sauce – You can make homemade buffalo sauce or use store bought. These quesadilla will have all the flavors of buffalo sauce no matter which one you use.
• Meal Idea – These quesadillas are perfect for lunch or dinner. We make these all the time for a quick meal idea.
• Tortilla – You can use any type of quesadillas. Gluten free, low carb or whole wheat tortillas are always good options.
• Shred Cheese – We recommend shredding cheese yourself. There is no adding ingredients and we feel like it melts better than the pre-shredded cheese.

What is Good to Serve with Quesadillas

• Rice – This is yummy served with Spanish Rice. Did you know you can also freeze rice? You can also make white rice or brown rice.
• Cheese Dip – My kids love when I make The Best Mexican White Cheese Dip Recipe. They like to eat this with some tortilla chips or pour some of the cheese dip on the quesadillas. You may even like this Cowboy Caviar Dip.
• Other Size – See What to serve with Quesadillas for more ideas. We like super simple sides because this quesadilla recipe is so easy to make.
• Sour Cream – We made to serve these with a drizzle of sour cream or to dip the quesadillas in.
• Dips – We like to serve ranch and blue cheese dressing for dipping the quesadillas. We also like to cut up fresh veggies like carrots and celery for a delicious side dish.

How to Bake a Quesadilla

These Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas can be baked or cooked in the skillet.

• Prepare the quesadilla as directed on the recipe card.
• Place the prepared quesadillas on a baking sheet.
• Place in the oven that has been preheated to 400 degrees
• Cook for about 6-7 minutes. Then flip and then cook 6-7 minutes on the other side.
• Once the quesadillas are cooked to golden brown and have melted cheese, cut and serve.