Quesadillas

Quesadillas are to Mexico, what the hamburger is to America. It's the fast food of the nation. They are simple, fast and delicious. They are a great starter or party snacks for any Mexican themed party or dinner. I'm using my standard mexican fajita spice mix (click here to see it) but you can also buy premade mixes. The trick is to heat them slowly on a dry pan, or they will burn before the cheese melts.

Ingredients:
1 onion
1 red pepper
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 chicken breast
1-2 tbsp fajita spice mix
Olive oil for frying
Salt
Any meltable cheese (I used gouda, because that's what I happened to hav)
Jalapeños
Wheat tortillas

Start by slicing the onion and red peppers finely and mix them with some fajita spice mix. Add a little salt and fry them in a bit of olive oil. Cut the chicken into fine strips and mix them with some more spice mix in a separate bowl. Set it aside while frying the onions and pepper.

When onions and peppers are soft, move them out to the side of the frying pan. Add a tbsp of tomato paste in the centre and fry it a bit before mixing it in with the rest. This will cook it a bit and remove the sharp taste it has.

Set the peppers and onions apart, but don't clean the frying pan. Simply add a little more oil if needed and fry the chicken. Add a tiny pinch of salt (the spice mix might alrady have enough salt). Once fried, mix in the onion and pepper.

Put some shredded cheese on one half of a open tortilla. Add some chicken, onion and pepper and a few pieces of jalapeño peppers on top. Make sure it doesn't go all the way out as it may spill when you fold it.

Fold it over and press down on top to make sure the filling spreads out to the edge. Put the frying pan at low heat and wait for the cheese to melt. When the bread is lightly brown, flip it over and brown it a bit more on the other side.

Cut the quesadillas into triangles and serve while warm.