Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook, stirring, until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add the chiles and liquid smoke and cook 1 minute to heat through.
Arrange four tortillas on a flat surface. Top each one with an equal amount of the chicken mixture to within ¼ inch of the edges. Top the chicken with cheese (1/3 cup of cheese per tortilla). Top with a second tortilla and wrap each quesadilla in aluminum foil.
To make the guacamole, in a medium bowl or blender, combine the peas, beans, garlic, lime juice, and cumin. Mash with a fork or puree until larger lumps disappear (leave it as lumpy as you desire!). Fold in the cilantro and season to taste with salt and pepper.
IF YOU’RE STOPPING HERE:
Refrigerate the quesadillas up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months. Thaw completely in the refrigerator or microwave for 2 to 3 minutes on LOW before baking. Place the guacamole in a tightly covered container and refrigerate up to 3 days.
WHEN YOU’RE READY TO EAT:
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the foil-wrapped quesadillas on a baking sheet and bake until the cheese melts, about 10 minutes. Slice each quesadilla into 4 wedges and serve with the guacamole on the side.
 
Thanksgiving meal or not, I'd eat it 🙂 I'm intrigued by that "guac"
I think these would be great "Turkey-Cheddar" quesadillas! Gotta use up the Turkey any way you can!
Ok I love this dip and have to try it, how different and I bet texturely really fabulous
I'm all for posting non-Thanksgiving recipes this week. The big day has me a little stressed out and it's nice to think about quesadillas instead of cranberry sauce. Love that guac!
This sounds so good-I love regular guac so this is really intriguing to me:)
Those look fabulous. Very interesting idea with the guacamole!
i have never heard of White Bean-Green Pea Guacamole… looks great though!
The guacamole sounds so interesting! I'll bet it is just delicious with the quesadillas.
this is actually great because i could sub out turkey after t-day. i adore quesadillas, great post!
first time ive seen guacamole w/o avocados! great idea and use of left over turkey!
what a delicious blog! here is so many uncanny inspirations!
have a nice time,
Paula
i'm pretty excited about that pseudo-guac! what a nifty twist.
This would be a great way to use leftover Turkey. I love your pea/white bean guacamole too! What a fresh take on one of my Mexican favorites. Thank you for sharing it with us. Happy Thanksgiving!
It's sometimes nice to read something not Thanksgiving related and these are exactly what I want to feast upon right now! Delish.
We had this for dinner tonight! My hubby and boys are very picky and the quesadillas were a hit with them! My two girls (ages 6 & 7) and myself loved the quesadillas and the guacamole. I made rice for a side and the guacamole was delish on top of the hot rice. Thanks for the recipe! I will definitely make this again!
I'm really intrigued by the white bean green pea guacamole!! It sounds really yummy.