Quick Chicken Tostadas Recipe
Serves 4
Picking up prepared foods, like a rotisserie chicken, and combining them with fresh items produces a great meal in minutes.
Assemble these tostadas for a crunchy, savory and amazingly fast dinner.
Make your own tostadas by brushing corn tortillas with a bit of oil first, then baking them in a 400°F oven, flipping once, until crisp.
Ingredients
8 tostadas (crispy whole corn tortillas)
1 cup refried beans
12 ounces shredded rotisserie chicken meat
1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced into wedges
1 cup grated pepper jack cheese
1 cup thinly sliced romaine lettuce
1 cup chunky salsa or diced tomatoes
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Arrange tostadas on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake until hot, 3 to 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat beans and chicken separately in small pots (individually) til hot.
Spread tostadas with beans, then top with avocado slices, chicken, cheese, lettuce and salsa and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Per serving (about 12oz/329g-wt.): 490 calories (210 from fat), 23g total fat, 8g saturated fat, 95mg cholesterol, 900mg sodium, 35g total carbohydrate (9g dietary fiber, 3g sugar), 38g protein
Alternate
You could also use tortilla chips (like WhaleTailsChips Organic Natural Tortilla Chips) and then spread the beans, avocado, chicken, cheese, lettuce and salsa over the tortilla chips
