Description
Baked Chicken Tostadas are a flavorful, quick dinner option featuring shredded chicken, melted cheese, and fresh toppings, perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 1½ cups refried beans
- 2 cups cheddar cheese
- 4 tostada shells
- 8 ounces shredded lettuce
- pico de gallo to taste
- Lime juice to taste
- sour cream to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400ËšF.
- In a large bowl, mix together the shredded chicken, salsa, and taco seasoning. In a separate small bowl, blend the sour cream with lime juice.
- Arrange the tostada shells on a sheet pan. Spread refried beans over the shells, then layer on cheese followed by seasoned chicken. Add more cheese on top if desired.
- Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes until the cheese melts and the chicken is heated.
- After baking, top the tostadas with shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and drizzle the lime sour cream. Serve hot.
Notes
Feel free to customize toppings to your liking, such as avocado or jalapeños.
For an even quicker version, use store-bought shredded chicken or leftover chicken.
These tostadas can be stored in the refrigerator for a day or two.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tostada
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 70mg