Cheesy honey-chilli chicken quesadilla
WED · LUNCH · 650 KCAL

Mexican-style · easy

Cheesy honey-chilli chicken quesadilla

Shredded chicken glazed in chilli-garlic sauce and honey, folded into a tortilla with mozzarella and toasted until crisp, dipped in chilli-honey yogurt. The meal-prep quesadilla, 50 g+ protein.

Protein 54 gCarbs 44 gFat 17 g

Makes 1 · Weekend 12 min · On the day 9 min · Freezer

The video’s version isn’t the same as ours; follow the amounts below for the numbers above.

Ingredients

200 g
15 g
5 g
3 g
1 g
0.5 g
2.3 g
15 g
67.5 g
20 g
3 g

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Method

  1. Sunday cook-up: half the oil in the non-stick pan on medium, garlic 30 s, then the shredded chicken, chilli, cumin, chilli garlic sauce and honey; toss 3 min until sticky and dry.

  2. Off the heat stir in the yogurt and coriander; cool 10 min so the cheese does not melt away.

  3. Warm the tortilla 10 s per side on the dry pan.

  4. Spread the chicken over half, scatter the mozzarella, fold into a half-moon and press flat.

  5. Cool, wrap tightly in foil, freeze flat.

  6. On the day: unwrap, brush the pan with the rest of the oil, toast on medium-low with the lid on 3-4 min per side until golden, the cheese melts and the middle steams.

  7. Cut in 3 and dip in the chilli-honey yogurt.

Freeze & reheat

Freeze
Foil-wrapped half-moon in a flat bag. Label: 'WED - LUNCH - Chicken quesadilla (COOKED) - pan 8 min, lid on - made Sun __/__'
Thaw & reheat
Fridge Tuesday night; toast on a lightly oiled pan, lid on, medium-low 3-4 min per side until steaming in the middle.
Keeps
Freezer 2 months; fridge 1 day after thawing

Why it tastes good: The sticky glaze plus a spoon of yogurt makes the filling creamy, so 15 g of cheese is enough.

Nutrition, per portion

Cheesy honey-chilli chicken quesadilla

Calories556
Protein54 g
Carbs44 g
Fat17 g

Cook-up: this is prepped Sunday 10:37

Adapted from High Protein Honey Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas! by Aussie Fitness (248,485 views, 9,518 likes (checked 15 Sep 2026); macros in the description: 484 kcal, 65 g protein per serving, makes 10. Canned chipotle and cottage cheese replaced with chilli garlic sauce, chilli powder and yogurt).

Photo: Chicken quesadilla wedge with glossy sauced shredded chicken and a dip bowl by Valeria Boltneva, Pexels License (Pexels).

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