Budget-Friendly Chicken Tostadas

10 min prep time
4servings
Recipe by Lara Rondinelli Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDE and Jennifer Bucko Lamplough Source The Diabetes Cookbook Photo by Peter Papoulakos
Budget-Friendly Chicken Tostadas

How to Make Budget-Friendly Chicken Tostadas

These chicken tostadas are a delicious dish that won’t break the bank. Save time by buying a rotisserie chicken, which you can often find on sale at a warehouse club.

10 min prep time
4servings
1 tostada
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Step-By-Step Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl, mix together the chicken, salsa, and pinto beans.
  2. Place the tostada shells on a baking sheet. Top each tostada shell with a heaping 1/2 cup of chicken-bean mixture and 1 Tbsp. cheese. Bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
  3. Remove the tostadas from the oven and top each tostada with a spoonful of mashed avocado and 1/4 cup lettuce.
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Nutrition facts

4 Servings

  • Serving Size
    1 tostada
  • Amount per serving Calories 310
  • Total Fat 10g
    • Saturated Fat 2.6g
    • Trans Fats 0g
  • Cholesterol 65mg
  • Sodium 270mg
  • Total Carbohydrate 26g
    • Dietary Fiber 6g
    • Total Sugars 1g
    • Added Sugars 0g
  • Protein 29g
  • Potassium 550mg
  • Phosphorous 310mg
Ingredients
shredded cooked chicken
2 cup
salsa
3 tbsp
canned pinto beans (rinsed and drained)
1 cup
reduced-fat, shredded cheddar cheese
4 tbsp
tostada shells
4
avocado (mashed)
1/2
lettuce (shredded)
1 cup

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These chicken tostadas are very yummy I could eat them everyday.