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Cilantro Lime Chicken Quesidillas

Cilantro Lime Chicken Quesidillas

Quesidillas are always a hit at our place. We made them the other night when Josh’s brother and his friend came over. Josh grilled up some chicken with a cilantro lime marinade. I don’t partake of any meat products, but they all loved it! We also had black beans, pepper jack cheese, cilantro, red onions, tomatoes, avocado, and fresh salsa!! They were down right tasty. I made a salad with green apples, craisins, and feta with a balsamic dressing too. Another easy breezy meal at the Lichtys’!

I am not sure on Josh’s exact marinade recipe, he never measures, but these
are the ingredients he used:

Olive oil
Lime zest and juice
Chopped cilantro
Salt
Pepper

He whisked the ingredients together in a bowl and brushed it on the chicken. Let the breasts sit for 20 minutes or so to soak up all of the goodness. Grill to perfection! Chop and enjoy inside a quesidilla with other tasty toppings! Or go the veggie route like I do:)

Also a big thanks to Nicole at Test Kitchen Recipes for the Kreativ Blogger award. We appreciate you thinking of us!

We would like to pass this award on to two fabulous blogs: Live Love Eat and Culinary Wannabe.

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43 Responses to “Cilantro Lime Chicken Quesidillas”

  1. 1
    Cate — October 24, 2008 @ 6:11 am

    Quesadillas are a staple at our house too. I can’t wait to try that marinade! The chicken looks great

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    Meg — October 24, 2008 @ 6:33 am

    Congrats on the award!

    I love cilantro and lime together! Awesome recipe!

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    Prudy — October 24, 2008 @ 6:51 am

    Congrats on your award! Those look fantastic!

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    Rosie — October 24, 2008 @ 7:03 am

    Your Quesidillas are a real winner they look so temptingly good!!

    Many congrats on your award :)

    Rosie x

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    Meg — October 24, 2008 @ 7:43 am

    There is another award awaiting you on my blog!

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    Life on Pelican Street — October 24, 2008 @ 8:04 am

    we are big fans of lime cilantro marinated chicken in this house, not to mention quesodillas!

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    Cathy — October 24, 2008 @ 8:06 am

    I want these. Right now. At 10 in the morning. That marinade looks fabulous — cilantro & lime is such a winning combo! And congrats on your award — you certainly deserve it!

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    Happy cook — October 24, 2008 @ 8:13 am

    Wow they just look so delicious. Imagine taking a bite from one of those pieces. Yummy yumm.
    Congragulations with you award

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    Mary — October 24, 2008 @ 8:15 am

    These look delicious. Congratulations on your reward.

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    Kathy Seed — October 24, 2008 @ 8:15 am

    Yummmeee ! Those look great! Congrats on yet another award! You deserve it!
    Keep up the great bloggin! I sure do enjoy checking in every day to see what is new. Matt (Josh’s brother) said the quesadillas were out of this world good!
    wish i could have been there. Lots of Love from me, Josh’s Mom

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    Culinarywannabe — October 24, 2008 @ 9:14 am

    Thanks so much Maria!! That’s so sweet!!

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    Live.Love.Eat — October 24, 2008 @ 9:27 am

    Wow, these look awesome, chicken or just veggies :) And thank you sooo much for the award. I really appreciate that big time!!!!!

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    Candy — October 24, 2008 @ 9:29 am

    Quesadilla are favorites here too. These look terrific!

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    *Priscilla* — October 24, 2008 @ 9:40 am

    those quesadilla look sooo yummy…you guys have delicious looking dinners all the time!

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    mikky — October 24, 2008 @ 10:47 am

    We love Quesadillas!!! They look so good and full of flavors… Congrats on your Kreativ Blogger Award… you deserve it… :)

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    Deborah — October 24, 2008 @ 11:26 am

    ha – I would never be able to be a vegetarian because of recipes like this one! Hopefully you at least got one without chicken!

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    nicole — October 24, 2008 @ 11:46 am

    I love quesadillas. It’s always nice to change up the quesadilla though. Looks tasty.

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    Mary Ann — October 24, 2008 @ 12:01 pm

    These look delicious. We love quesadillas too, but usually my hubby prefers more bland, basic things. Not so outgoing in taste! I can’t wait to try these.

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    Allie — October 24, 2008 @ 12:13 pm

    These look yummy! Congrats on the award!!

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    Lisa — October 24, 2008 @ 12:32 pm

    Congrats on the award. Nice and colorful quesadilla.

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    Jenna — October 24, 2008 @ 1:14 pm

    Those look excellent, I love cilantro!

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    Cookie baker Lynn — October 24, 2008 @ 2:02 pm

    I’ve been eating quesadillas the last couple of days but they’ve been nowhere near as delicious as yours. Yours are the cadillacs of quesadillas!

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    Dawn — October 24, 2008 @ 2:34 pm

    I love how thick these are. Mmmm perfect. These and a couple cold Corona’s with lime. I’m ready!

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    Pam — October 24, 2008 @ 3:15 pm

    What a tasty dinner. I could eat either quesidilla. The chicken marinade is great – I love lime and cilantro together. The veggie quesidilla has all of my favorite things in it.

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    emily litt — October 24, 2008 @ 3:29 pm

    Yummy…can i come for dinner when i get there? :) you guys rock!!! miss you…i’ll be there over halloween.

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    alexandra's kitchen — October 24, 2008 @ 5:08 pm

    quesadillas are so good. whatever that chicken has been marinated or basted with looks awesome. i’m craving some Mexican food right now

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    Lisa magicsprinkles — October 24, 2008 @ 6:03 pm

    These look so fresh and tasty. I have all the ingredients for this and think I’ll be checking this out soon. Starred!

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    The Blonde Duck — October 24, 2008 @ 7:24 pm

    I love quesdillas. They’re a staple here!

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    Emiline — October 24, 2008 @ 7:31 pm

    Yum! The quesidillas look fab.

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    Pamela — October 24, 2008 @ 7:31 pm

    Oh boy…those look so good! And CONGRATS on the well deserved award. :o )

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    Heather — October 24, 2008 @ 7:45 pm

    yum! these look good! i loooove love love cilantro, especially with black beans. congrats on the award :)

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    Veronica — October 24, 2008 @ 8:01 pm

    Sounds like a perfect Friday night meal. Congrats on your award!

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    Manggy — October 24, 2008 @ 8:57 pm

    Oh, I wish I could be the type who doesn’t measure (doesn’t help that I bake more than I cook anyway); then I could make delicious, quick meals like you guys do! I should really try this one of these days. You could also just send me your share of the chicken! ;)

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    Jan — October 25, 2008 @ 12:03 am

    I’m loving the lime and the cilantro! Double yum!!

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    Rosa's Yummy Yums — October 25, 2008 @ 12:13 am

    Oh, yummy! That’s exactly the kind of scrumptious dish that makes me drool!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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    hot garlic — October 25, 2008 @ 6:51 am

    YUM! So simple, so tasty. I am a lime addict, these are teasing me!!

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    Kevin — October 25, 2008 @ 11:49 am

    These sound really good. I like the lime, chicken and cilantro combo.

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    Grace — October 25, 2008 @ 1:21 pm

    maria–these are PERFECTION. frankly, i’d like to take the picture of the wedge and make it my background. :)

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    Cooking and the City — October 26, 2008 @ 5:16 am

    I love anything with lime! these look great, congrats on the award :-)

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    Dee — October 27, 2008 @ 2:03 am

    Congrats on the award!
    The quesadillas look awesome – I like the cilantro and lime marinade, although I’d probably use boneless thigh. Thanks fot the recipe!

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