Quesadillas are the best quick food…perfect for when you’re desperate for sustenance and melted cheese and don’t want to wait more than 10 minutes. BBQ chicken quesadillas take all the traditional flavors from the BBQ chicken pizza we’re used to, and stuff them into a quesadilla: roasted chicken breast basted with BBQ butter, store-bought BBQ sauce, red onions, cheddar and the most delicious smoked onion ranch for dipping.
These are a little more involved as you have to roast some chicken breast, but they are so so worth it. You can absolutely take shortcuts (rotisserie chicken or make ahead) so you too can enjoy the 10-minute skillet-to-table benefits of quesadillas.
And oh my gosh, I’m obsessed with the smoked onion ranch that I made with these! There’s a restaurant in my hometown where I first had smoked onion ranch and it’s one of those things I crave. It’s great with anything you would usually dip and drizzle ranch on (so basically everything), but it pairs especially well with these quesadillas. I attempted to re-create the dressing because I don’t live close to that restaurant anymore, and I have to say, I had some of theirs recently and this one is as good (if not better) than the original.
If you really want to have some fun, you can buy a Smoking Gun and smoke your onions with that. Fancy molecular gastronomy restaurants have these so naturally, I had to have one too. I’m not adept at using a smoker, so to smoke the small amount of onions here, I start up my Smoking Gun, place them in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and smoke for about 15 to 20 minutes. This makes my brother so mad that I call this “smoking” as he actually smokes food on a smoker for hours and hours. But hey, where there’s smoke?
You can also use an outdoor or stovetop smoker, charcoal grill or you can just char them over a gas grill if you don’t have any of the above options.
I feel like today calls for these wedges of gooey, drippy deliciousness.
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