Chicken Sheet Pan Quesadillas are filled with gooey cheese, juicy chicken, and all the best quesadilla vegetables and spices that one could love all made in one pan!

I mean, did you look at that pile of perfection right up there? Shredded chicken and cheese with all the best quesadilla fixins. The best bite was the crunchy outside of the tortilla, it gets super crispy and toasted, delish!

Pile in all your favorite quesadilla ingredients and you’ll have a delicious dinner on the table in less than an hour. It’s so simple to make, these Chicken Sheet Pan Quesadillas will become a new family favorite.

Who feels like making individual quesadillas for everyone? I know that’s not me! That’s one of the many amazing things about sheet pan recipes.

You can make dinner for everyone all at once. Any recipes that can save me time in the kitchen or reduce the redundant tasks, are always a huge winner in my book.

I have always been a quesadilla lover, but I just didn’t like all the time it spent to make individual ones for everyone so we started making these Chicken Sheet Pan Quesadillas.

Let me tell you, life saver! You don’t know how much easier and tastier these are until you make them, and I’m so excited for you to do just that and i really hope you will.

Some of our other favorite sheet pan dinner recipes we have on our site include: Chicken, Sausage, and Vegetable Sheet Pan Dinner, Sheet Pan Vegetables and Kielbasa, and Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

You can create the exact quesadillas your family loves, modify them as necessary.
Easy way to get in your favorite vegetables.
You can easily double this and it’s a great way to feed a crowd.
Even though this is big, with lots of filling, you don’t feel heavy after eating it. With the veggies and chicken, I feel like it is a well-balanced meal.
Switch out the meat to your favorite, beef and shrimp work great!

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM):

Unsalted butter
Onion
Green bell pepper
Garlic
Chili powder
Ground cumin
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Kosher salt
Pepper
Shredded chicken
Black beans
Rotel
Cilantro
Burrito sized tortillas
Colby Jack cheese
Your favorite toppings

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN SHEET PAN QUESADILLAS, STEP BY STEP:

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Place a large skillet over medium heat, once hot melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add the onion and bell pepper, stirring occasionally, cook until softened 5-8 minutes. Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper, stir to combine and cook an additional 30 seconds until fragrant.
Next, add the chicken, black beans, and rotel, mix until combined. Then add the fresh cilantro and stir until combined. Take off the heat.
Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter in a small bowl in the microwave, set aside.
Using a 12×17 sheet tray or one of a similar size, lay 4 of the tortillas at each of the corners with about half of the tortilla overlapping the sides. Place two more tortillas at the top and bottom of the sheet tray, with half of the tortilla overlapping the sides. Place one more tortilla directly in the center of the sheet tray. There should be no exposed sheet tray at this point.
Add half of the cheese, then the chicken mixture, add the remaining cheese on top. Place the last tortilla directly in the middle of the fillings on top.
Fold all the sides of the overlapping tortillas over the filling. Brush the melted butter all over the outside of the tortilla. Place another sheet tray on top.
Bake for 20 minutes. Take the tortilla on top off and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until golden brown.
Let cool slightly, cut and serve with your favorite toppings.

WHY USE A SECOND SHEET TRAY ON TOP?

Adding the sheet tray on top during the cooking process makes the Chicken Sheet Pan Quesadilla keep its shape as it’s baking.

It presses it down like you would when you are making grilled cheese to get that nice crisp and brown coating that you are looking to achieve.

WHAT SHOULD I PUT INSIDE MY QUESADILLA?

I shared all my favorite things to stuff inside this baked quesadilla recipe. But you can also add anything else, this recipe is super customizable.

Add any veggies or meat you like! Some other options can be fresh sliced jalapenos, pinto beans, corn, salsa, etc.

Try shredded pork or ground beef, chopped-up shrimp, steak, or a combination of all of them.

WHAT TO DIP OR TOP YOUR SHEET PAN QUESADILLAS WITH?

There are a ton of options to dip your quesadillas in or spread on top of your some of my suggestions include:

Sour cream
Fresh pico de gallo
Guacamole
Queso dip
Refried beans

WHAT SIZED TORTILLAS DO I NEED FOR THESE?

You will want to make sure that you are using burrito size tortillas for this recipe so it gives the area that we need to cover as well as the folding so it will cover all those yummy fillings.

HOW TO STORE:

Store your leftover quesadillas covered in an airtight container in the refrigerator where they will keep for up to 3 days.

To reheat your leftovers, I would suggest reheating this in the oven or a skillet, it would become soggy in the microwave.

I don’t recommend making this ahead of time or all the delicious filling ingredients will cause the tortillas to become soggy. Instead, prepare the filling ahead of time and wait until you’re ready to assemble them on the sheet pan to put it all together if you need to prep ahead.

You may also freeze this recipe. Cut your Sheet Pan Quesadilla and wrap each individual square up in plastic wrap and store in an freezer container or bag and it will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

This is 8 hefty servings, if serving sides with it you can easily get more servings out of this.
You can use a classic taco seasoning packet or fajita seasoning in place of the seasoning mix.
Use a rotisserie chicken for the shredded chicken or use leftover chicken and shred it.
Swap out your vegetables for whatever ones you prefer. Red, orange, and yellow bell peppers would als be delicious in addition to the green bell peppers.
Use flour tortillas for this recipe. Corn tortillas break a lot easier and with the weight from the filling, you’ll want a stronger shell to hold everything.
Make sure to use burrito sized tortillas.
You can freeze these for later, see my tips above.

Chicken Sheet Pan Quesadillas are an easy weeknight dinner that requires minimal effort but provides maximum flavor. Don’t miss out on making these for you friends and family!

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Chicken Sheet Pan Quesadillas