Best Crispy Chicken Tostada Recipes

CHICKEN TOSTADAS

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 1h25m

Yield 6 main course servings

Number Of Ingredients 30

Ingredients

Vegetable oil for frying
6 white corn tortillas
Kosher salt for sprinkling
3 cups cooked shredded chicken
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)r
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Refried Beans, warm, recipe follows
3 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 head iceberg lettuce, cored and shredded
1 Hass avocado, thinly sliced or Guacamole, recipe follows
2 cups Salsa Cruda, recipe follows
1/2 cup sour cream
1 scallion, thinly sliced
12 fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 medium Spanish onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
4 cloves garlic, minced
One 15.5-ounce can pinto beans (with liquid), mashed
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 ripe tomatoes or 4 plum tomatoes, cored and roughly chopped
1/4 medium onion, finely chopped (about 3 tablespoons)
1/4 jalapeno, seeded and minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

To make the tortillas: Pour the oil for frying into a large heavy-bottomed pot to a depth of about 2 inches. Place over medium heat and heat to 375 degrees F. Add the tortillas, one at a time, and fry until golden brown and crispy, about 1 1/2 minutes. Using tongs, transfer to a paper towel-lined pan and sprinkle with salt. Set aside.
To make the chicken: In a small bowl, mix together the chicken, lime juice, oil, coriander, and salt and season with pepper to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
To assemble the tostadas: Preheat the broiler. Spread the beans evenly over one side of each tortilla and sprinkle with some of the cheese. Transfer to a baking sheet and broil until the cheese is lightly browned and melted, about 30 seconds. Divide the tortillas among 6 plates.
Evenly mound the chicken on each tortilla and top with the lettuce. Top each tostada with avocado, salsa, and a dollop of sour cream. Sprinkle with the scallion and garnish the tostada with the coriander leaves. Serve immediately.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, coriander, and cumin and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, until lightly browned, about 1 minute more. Add the beans and cook, stirring frequently, until thick and amber brown in color, about 4 minutes. Stir in the salt and season with pepper to taste.
In a small bowl, mix together the tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, coriander, salt, and season with pepper to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.

CHICKEN TOSTADAS

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Chicken and veggie tostadas are baked in oven.

Provided by Sonia S.

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, diced
½ (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
6 corn tostada shells
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
1 tomato, diced
¾ red onion, diced
¾ green bell pepper, diced
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
¼ cup salsa, or to taste
¼ cup sour cream, or to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Place chicken into a frying pan over medium heat. Sprinkle with taco seasoning and cook until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Spread a thin layer of refried beans onto each tostada shell; sprinkle each with Mexican cheese. Divide cooked chicken on top of cheese layer. Sprinkle tomato, red onion, and bell pepper evenly on top of each tostada. Place tostadas on a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until crispy, 10 to 15 minutes.
Remove tostadas from the oven. Sprinkle with cilantro and spread salsa and sour cream on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 311.9 calories, Carbohydrate 26.5 g, Cholesterol 54.8 mg, Fat 14.5 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 19.6 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 711.7 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

CRISPY CHICKEN TOSTADA

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Trying to make something new and flavorful, this is what came about. The family and I love Mexican but sometimes its nice to have that kind of dinner at home. This is a fairly easy recipe to make.

Provided by Stacey Lawson @slawson

Categories Chicken

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

2 1/2 pound(s) boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into small cubes
1 large onion, chopped
1 large jalapeno, chopped
2 tablespoon(s) cilantro, fresh, chopped
1 - red pepper, chopped
15 ounce(s) chicken broth
12 - corn tortillas
- vegetable oil, to brush on tortillas
CHICKEN SPICE RUB
2 tablespoon(s) cumin
2 tablespoon(s) chili powder
2 tablespoon(s) granulated garlic/garlic powder
TOPPINGS
- mexican blend shredded cheese
- sour cream
- shredded lettuce
- taco sauce
- guacamole
- sliced black olives

Steps:

In a small bowl mix together chicken spice rub. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Place chicken pieces in a separate bowl and coat with chicken spice rub.
In large cast iron skillet put a drizzle of vegetable oil over medium to high heat. Add chicken pieces to brown, then remove chicken. Add peppers and onions and let them sweat. Return chicken to pan with peppers and onions. Add chicken broth and allow to thicken.
While chicken is cooking, brush tortillas with vegetable oil.
Cook/brown tortillas. You want them to be brown and crispy. You may need to flip them to brown on both sides.
Spoon chicken mixture onto crispy tortillas. Add your favorite toppings.
This is great paired with Spanish rice.