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Cheesy Chicken Tostadas

URL: https://wendypolisi.com/cheesy-chicken-poblano-pepper-tostadas/

Ingredients

Tostadas and Topping

  • ½ cup diced onion
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro, diced
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 8 pieces corn tortillas

Chicken

  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 piece onion, chopped
  • 3 pieces poblano peppers, seeded and diced
  • 1 pound boneless chicken thighs, diced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup bone broth or chicken stock

Cheese Sauce

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 8 ounces 4 Cheese Mexican Blend

Instructions

  1. Combine diced onion, quartered tomatoes, and cilantro in a small bowl with lime juice and set aside.
  2. Preheat the oven to 425°F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and oil. Bake tortillas for 5 minutes, flip, and bake for another 5 minutes until crispy.
  3. In a skillet, heat coconut oil over medium-high heat, add chopped onions and diced poblano peppers, and cook for 8 minutes.
  4. Add diced chicken to the skillet and cook until browned on both sides, about 6 minutes.
  5. Stir in minced garlic, chili powder, cumin, and sea salt, then add tomato paste and mix well. Add vinegar and bone broth, simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. For the cheese sauce, melt butter in a saucepan, whisk in flour until lightly brown, then add milk and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the cheese until melted.
  7. Assemble tostadas by layering chicken on tortillas, adding cheese sauce, and topping with the onion mixture.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
8
Calories
368
Total fat
24g
Total carbohydrates
19g
Total protein
19g
Sodium
613mg
Cholesterol
92mg

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