The 20-Minute Meal My Kids Actually Eat Without Complaining (Miracles DO Happen)

Let’s be real — if I had a dollar for every time I lovingly made dinner and one of my kids said, “Ew, what is this?” I’d be feeding them from a personal chef on a yacht in the Bahamas.

But alas, here we are. Budgeting, rushing, surviving — and somehow still trying to feed our kids something that resembles a vegetable.

Enter: Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli Quesadillas — aka the dinner that no one cries about in this house (and yes, that includes me).

🧀 Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli Quesadillas (Mom Win in 20 Minutes)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked chicken (leftover rotisserie chicken works great)

• 1 cup steamed broccoli (frozen works — just microwave it!)

• 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese (or whatever cheese you’ve got)

• 6 large flour tortillas

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• Optional: sour cream or ranch for dipping (because kids will dip anything)

Instructions:

1. Heat up your pan – nonstick skillet, griddle, or whatever is clean at the moment.

2. In a bowl, mix together the shredded chicken, chopped broccoli, cheese, and garlic powder.

3. Lay a tortilla down flat and spread a generous scoop of the mixture on one half. Fold it over like a taco — this is now a quesadilla baby.

4. Cook each side for 2–3 minutes or until golden and melty. Try not to burn it while refereeing a sibling argument.

5. Slice into triangles and serve with your dipping sauce of choice.

🍼 Why This Is a Win:

• Protein? Check.

• Veggies? Technically, yes.

• Cheese? Always.

• Clean plates? MIRACULOUSLY, yes.

This recipe has become a weekly go-to in our house because it’s quick, flexible (sub in spinach, shredded carrots, ham, whatever’s dying in your fridge), and makes enough to feed the tiny army I’m raising.

And bonus — they reheat like a dream for lunchboxes or busy nights when the only thing I want to cook is nothing.