Chicken Tostadas

⏱️ 1 hours 👥 8 servings 📊 Medium
Mexican chicken tostadas
Chicken Tostadas
Nutrition per Serving
398
Calories
22g
Protein
41g
Carbs
17g
Fat

Mexican chicken tostadas, crunchy corn tortillas topped with refried beans, shredded chicken, shredded iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced white onion, Mexican cream, crumbly cheese, and your favorite salsa.

📝 Ingredients

  • 1 lb. chicken breast (cooked and shredded and lightly salted)
  • 1 16 oz. can refried beans / 2 cups homemade
  • 1/2 head iceberg lettuce (shredded)
  • 1 medium white onion (very thinly sliced)
  • 1/2 cup Mexican cream (crema or sour cream)
  • 4 oz. queso ranchero (a white crumbly Mexican cheese)
  • 2 cups of your favorite salsa: restaurant salsa
  • 8 to 12 tostadas

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1ASSEMBLING TOSTADAS
  2. 2Start by gathering all your ingredients.
  3. 3Heat the refried beans.
  4. 4Spread about 1 tablespoon of beans on each tostada.
  5. 5Add shredded chicken.
  6. 6Add shredded lettuce.
  7. 7Add sliced onion.
  8. 8Add 1 tsp. of cream.
  9. 9Add 1/2 oz. crumbled or grated cheese.
  10. 10Top with salsa to taste.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Douglas Cullen on mexicanfoodjournal.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.