While I was enjoying my chicken satay with spicy peanut sauce my mind wandered to the fusion Korean/Mexican that I had been experimenting with recently and I wondered how a Thai/Mexican fusion would work. I had a bit of leftover satay along with some peanut dipping sauce and the first thing that popped into my head was quesadillas. I figured that the chicken satay and peanut sauce along with some cheese would form the base of the quesadilla but I wanted to fill it out a bit more and add some heat. Since one of the things that I like about Thai cuisine is all of the fresh ingredients I went in that direction and added some sauteed onions and red pepper along with some green onions and of course some cilantro. Adding the heat was the easy part with the addition of a chopped birds eye chili. I even had enough peanut sauce leftover to use for dipping. The chicken satay quesadillas with spicy peanut sauce turned out amazingly well! You really can’t go wrong with tasty chicken and sauteed onions and peppers in a quesadilla but I was particularly surprised by how well the flavourful peanut sauce and cheese combo worked in these quesadillas! I was more than satisfied by this experiment with Thai/Mexican fusion and I am now looking forward to more!
Chicken Satay Quesadillas with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce
ingredients
- 1/2 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 small onion (sliced)
- 1/4 red pepper (sliced)
- 1/4 cup chicken satay (shredded)
- 2 tablespoons peanut sauce
- 1 birds eye chili (sliced)
- 1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped)
- 2 tortillas
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese (grated)
- 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese (grated)
directions
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add the red pepper and saute until tender, about 5 minutes, and remove from heat.
- Mix the onion, pepper, chicken, peanut sauce, birds eye chili, and cilantro in a bowl.
- Melt a touch of butter in a pan.
- Place a tortilla into the pan, swirl it around in the butter and repeat with the second tortilla.
- Sprinkle some cheese on the tortilla followed by the filling and top with more cheese and finally the other tortilla.
- Cook until the quesadilla is golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted.
Bob says
March 10, 2010 at 12:54 amThat is an awesome idea. I might just have to make some satay just so I can do that.
Rachael says
March 10, 2010 at 1:45 amOMG This is the best idea EVER! I simply must try this!
Rambling Tart says
March 10, 2010 at 2:03 amGorgeously delish! Mmm, a fantastic invention that I simply must try. 🙂
Chef Fresco says
March 10, 2010 at 2:27 amWe love peanut sauce. Great dipping sauce for quesadillas!
Nina Timm says
March 10, 2010 at 2:53 amI am always amazed at how you can stretch one meal to become two equally delicious meals!!!
Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says
March 10, 2010 at 4:16 amGreat use of leftovers! Almost anything tastes good in a quesadilla, doesn't it?
PeggyR says
March 10, 2010 at 4:30 amThose sound really good! One of my favorites. I tried your apple/rhubarb crisp recipe Monday and it was delicious.
MeetaK says
March 10, 2010 at 7:38 amanother grand looking quesadillas -the asian flavors are brilliant. nice fusion work!
TROTAMUNDOS says
March 10, 2010 at 8:38 amUna fusión de sabores deliciosa, me encantó tu propuesta, se ve muy muy buena.
Un saludo
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
March 10, 2010 at 9:01 amThailand meets Mexico… I love that gorgeous idea!
Cheers,
Rosa
Joanne says
March 10, 2010 at 11:15 amYou're killing me here! All this peanut butter…I'm spiraling into a total craving. This is dangerous. And genius.
MªJose-Dit i Fet says
March 10, 2010 at 12:22 pmEsto tiene que estar muy bueno!! la foto es preciosa…
Joycee says
March 10, 2010 at 3:12 pmThese are two of our favorite flavors, all in one dish! Can't wait to try this out, I'm loving your recipes….
Beth says
March 10, 2010 at 3:40 pmyou are king of the leftovers – great idea
Bellini Valli says
March 10, 2010 at 3:56 pmAmazing Kevin.
Dawn says
March 10, 2010 at 4:35 pmI really like chicken satay and was planning on making quesadillas. It sounds like a nice change to the typical southwest flavors I make.
Cara says
March 10, 2010 at 4:36 pmReminds me a lot of the Thai Chicken Pizza at California Pizza Kitchen – yum!
Amy (Sing For Your Supper) says
March 10, 2010 at 6:44 pmWhat a great idea! These seriously look amazing – must try!!
-Amy
http://www.singforyoursupperblog.com
Joie de vivre says
March 10, 2010 at 9:37 pmI aspire to take pictures as beautifully as you do.
cinderskitchen says
March 10, 2010 at 9:57 pmKevin, You are a genius in the kitchen!! You are very creative. Thanks for sharing.
cinderskitchen says
March 10, 2010 at 9:59 pmKevin, You are a genius in the kitchen!!! Very creative. Thanks for sharing.
We Are Not Martha says
March 10, 2010 at 11:10 pmOooh how I love BOTH quesaillas AND peanut sauce. Combined? AMAZING!
Sues
Chris says
March 11, 2010 at 3:00 amYes, this is just all kinds of spectacularly awesome, Kevin. Hell, I could probably eat that spicy peanut dipping sauce with a spoon.
screwdestiny says
March 11, 2010 at 6:33 amYUM! You seriously have me drooling over here!
Patty says
March 12, 2010 at 3:48 amWOW that meal looks incredible! Thanks for the recipe.
Aggie says
March 16, 2010 at 5:30 pmI love how creative you are Kevin!! This sounds so amazing!
eatme_delicious says
March 19, 2010 at 1:47 amWow these are seriously awesome. You should really write a cookbook or design menus for restaurants or something!
ThaiAm mama says
September 9, 2010 at 7:41 amWe live in Thailand. I am really inspired by how you fuse different foods. BTW, Thai people really like my tex-mex food. Esp fajitas. Now I will try this one. I am really enjoying exploring your blog.
Sandy says
June 28, 2011 at 11:33 amI made it yesterday, it was an absolute keeper! The chicken was tender and juicy with a nice hint of spicy hot. I cut boneless skinless chicken breasts into strips instead of using tenders.