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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
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:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl, mix together the chicken, salsa, and pinto beans.
- 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.
- Remove the tostadas from the oven and top each tostada with a spoonful of mashed avocado and 1/4 cup lettuce.
Nutrition facts
4 Servings
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Serving Size
1 tostada
- Amount per serving Calories 310
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Total Fat
10g
- Saturated Fat 2.6g
- Cholesterol 65mg
- Sodium 270mg
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Total Carbohydrate
26g
- Dietary Fiber 6g
- Total Sugars 1g
- 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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