Chicken Tostadas

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tostadas (flat and crispy corn tortilla shells)
• 1 cup cooked chicken (the frozen chicken breast strips work well here too)
• 4 cups lettuce, from a bagged salad
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes or 1 cup tomato, chopped
• 1/2 cup ranch salad dressing (or your favorite dressing)
• 1/2 cup mexican blend cheese, shredded
• 1 avocado, peeled and cubed (optional)
• 1/2 cup red onions or 1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped
• 1 cup refried beans (optional) or 1 cup black beans, drained (optional)
• 1/2 cup black olives (optional)

Recipe

• 1 spread refried beans on a flat tostada shell if using. top with cheese and chicken. warm in microwave for a minute or two or under broiler until cheese is melted and chicken is warm.
• 2 place each tostada on a plate and top with remaining ingredients. you can sprinkle with more cheese if desired.
• 3 note: for authentic mexican flare try this with asadero which is similar to monterrey jack in place of the cheese blend and maybe even some crumbled anejo- similar to a romano cheese or cotija - salty and dry similar to parmesan.