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Seared Chicken With Squash Quesadilla

Name: Seared Chicken With Squash Quesadilla
Yield: servings:4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed; 1/2 butternut squash, peeled, halved, seeded, and sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch slices; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Pinch of crushed red-pepper flakes; 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 2 tablespoons minced plus 1/4 teaspoon garlic; 2 limes, one cut into 8 slices, one juiced; 1 teaspoon unsalted butter; 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 jalapeno pepper, sliced into rounds; 8 ounces goat cheese; 4 12-inch flour tortillas; 2 sprigs fresh cilantro

COOK TIME : a few secondsPREP TIME : a few seconds

From Martha Stewart

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DESCRIPTION

Butternut is a particularly versatile squash, adapting itself to other ingredients without ever losing its identity. In fact, it's almost as adaptable as chicken, so it makes sense that the two should work so well together.

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
1/2 butternut squash, peeled, halved, seeded, and sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch slices
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of crushed red-pepper flakes
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons minced plus 1/4 teaspoon garlic
2 limes, one cut into 8 slices, one juiced
1 teaspoon unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 jalapeno pepper, sliced into rounds
8 ounces goat cheese
4 12-inch flour tortillas
2 sprigs fresh cilantro