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Chicken Tostada Recipe

Julia
These delicious baked buffalo chicken tostadas are Crispy and golden brown tortilla shells, served with homemade Buffalo sauce, chicken strips, melty cheddar cheese, and drizzled with ranch dressing. True comfort food for those who like it hot.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 4 tostadas
Calories 400 kcal

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INGREDIENTS
  

  • ½ lbs chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into strips
  • ¼ cup Buffalo Sauce or more/less to taste
  • 4 taco size tortillas, corn or gluten-free tortilla
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon Ranch dressing packet seasonings
  • 5 tablespoon sour cream
  • 1 ½ cup iceberg or romaine lettuce, shredded
  • 12 cherry or plum tomatoes, cut in half
  • 1 medium avocado, pitted, cut into medium chunks
  • ¾ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • ½ of small Jalapeno, sliced thin
  • ½ tablespoon cilantro leaves, chopped
  • 1 lime, wedges for serving
  • Vegetable oil spray

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • Prep. Preheat oven to 425 F. In a small bowl mix ranch seasoning packet with sour cream. Keep in the fridge.
    5 tablespoon sour cream, 1 tablespoon Ranch dressing packet seasonings
  • Buffalo Chicken. Mix the chicken strips in buffalo sauce and transfer to a heated with a drizzle of vegetable oil medium skillet. Cook on high for 2-3 minutes on each side. Reduce the heat and add water. Stir to coat. Simmer for 2-3 minutes and remove from heat. Season with salt if necessary.
    ½ lbs chicken breasts, Vegetable oil spray, ¼ cup water
  • To Bake Tostadas. Place tortillas on a baking tray, spray generously on both sides with vegetable oil.
    Vegetable oil spray, 4 taco size tortillas
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 3 minutes and flip them over, bake for another 2-3 minutes or until crispy and golden. Do not leave the oven, these tostadas will burn in a blink of an eye!
  • Tostada assembly. When tostadas are baked, add a layer of chicken in buffalo sauce on each tostada.
    ¼ cup Buffalo Sauce or more/less to taste
  • A generous amount of cheese and pop right back in the oven until cheese is melted. Top with lettuce, avocados, tomatoes, drizzle with ranch dressing, and other favorite toppings of choice.
    1 tablespoon Ranch dressing packet seasonings, 1 ½ cup iceberg or romaine lettuce, 12 cherry or plum tomatoes, 1 medium avocado, ¾ cup cheddar cheese, ½ tablespoon cilantro leaves, 1 lime, ½ of small Jalapeno

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NOTES

  • Homemade Buffalo sauce recipe
  • Do you like the things on the hotter side? - Going for that extra spicy kick? Marinate the raw chicken strips in buffalo sauce for 30 min to 1 hour and then proceed as per instructions.
  • Don’t leave your tortillas baking unattended - they will burn very quickly.
  • Buffalo sauce - it is spicy but not that spicy as a regular Hot Sauce. But I still recommend adding little at the beginning (half of what is instructed in the recipe) and topping up more after the chicken has cooked through).
  • How to eat tostadas?
    Eating a tostada is a messy process indeed, but so worth it! Eat it like a taco or cut it into 4, alternatively use a fork and a knife and enjoy like a mini pizza.

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NUTRITION

Calories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 22gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 1184mgPotassium: 698mgFiber: 6gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 2192IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 235mgIron: 2mg
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