Southwest Chicken Quesadillas - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup cooked chicken, finely shredded
    1/2 cup salsa, plus additional for serving
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
    2 tablespoons mayonnaise
    2 teaspoons chili powder
    8 (8 inch) flour tortillas
    1 1/2 cups jalapeno jack cheese or 1 1/2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded
    8 sprigs fresh cilantro, minced
    top with salsa, and
    sour cream, if desired
Preparation
    Heat oven to 450\u00b0F Line 2 baking sheets with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Spray with CRISCO(R) No-Stick Cooking Spray.
    In a medium mixing bowl, combine chicken, salsa, salt, pepper, mayonnaise, chili powder and minced cilantro.
    Arrange 4 tortillas on baking sheet. Top with chicken mixture. Top with remaining 4 tortillas; press closed gently.
    Bake 5 minutes. Remove baking sheets from oven. Carefully turn quesadillas with spatula.
    Return to oven; bake 5 minutes more, or until browned. Let stand 2 minutes. Cut each in quarters.
    Serve immediately, with additional salsa and sour cream if desired.

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