"Easy" Chicken Tostadas
Special thanks to Caitlin Lewis, a local Registered Dietician and owner of "LowCountry Nutrition" for this quick and easy, kid approved recipe! ==> www.lowcountrynutrition.com
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serving size : 6
Ingredients
- 12 corn tortillas or tostada shells
- 3 medium tomatoes, diced
- 3 avocados, diced
- 2 tbsp red onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 Lime,juiced
- 15 oz can black beans, drained & rinsed
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup mexi blend cheese
- Cooking spray
- 4 oz plain Greek yogurt, optional
Directions:
- To make the tostadas, spray corn tortillas with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt on both sides. Bake at 400 degrees for 6 minutes per each side.
- While tostadas are baking, make the easy guacamole style salsa by combining tomato, avocado, red onion, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper and lime juice.
- To assemble the tostadas, top each shell with guacamole, beans, chicken and cheese. Put a small dollip of yogurt on top of the tostada if desired.
Nutrition Info:
- Serving size: 2 tostadas
- Calories: 350
- Protein: 22g
- Fat: 22g
- Sataurated Fat: 5g
- Carbs: 39g
