Keeping your kids healthy in the winter months can be an uphill battle for parents. Chances are your child has thrown the cucumber sandwiches you made with the best of intentions in the dustbin where they belong. Have a look at our lunchbox recipes and switch up the peanut butter and syrup sandwiches for tasty chicken quesadillas.
Ingredients:
500g boneless skinless chicken, cut into strips
6 strips bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 avocado, chopped
a handful of Italian parsley, finely chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
the juice of 1/2 a lemon
salt and pepper
1 cup shredded cheese
4 tortillas
a splash of olive oil
whole kernel corn (optional)
Method:
1. Cook bacon until crisp and set aside. Salt and pepper sliced chicken and add to frying pan with bacon fat. Cook until browned and remove from pan.
2. Add chopped tomatoes, avocado, onion, parsley, whole kernel corn and lemon juice to a large bowl. Add salt and pepper. Toss.
3. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Coat one side of the flour tortilla. Lay tortilla on baking sheet, oiled side down. Add chicken, bacon, tomato and avocado mixture. Add cheese. Top with another tortilla and coat the top of it with a little more olive oil.
4. Bake at 450 degrees until lightly browned and crisp.
