Chicken and Summer Vegetable Tostadas

Randy Mayor
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The tostadas can easily become soft tacos if you skip broiling the tortillas. Serve with black beans.
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 12 ounces chicken breast tenders
- 1 cup chopped red onion (about 1)
- 1 cup fresh corn kernels (about 2 ears)
- 1 cup chopped zucchini (about 4 ounces)
- 1/2 cup green salsa
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, divided
- 4 (8-inch) fat-free flour tortillas
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Preparation
Preheat broiler.
Combine first 3 ingredients, stirring well. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the spice mixture evenly over chicken. Add chicken to pan; sauté for 3 minutes. Add onion, corn, and zucchini to pan; sauté for 2 minutes or until chicken is done. Stir in salsa and 2 tablespoons cilantro. Cook 2 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates, stirring frequently.
Working with 2 tortillas at a time, arrange tortillas in a single layer on a baking sheet; lightly coat tortillas with cooking spray. Broil 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Spoon about 3/4 cup chicken mixture in the center of each tortilla; sprinkle each serving with 1/4 cup cheese. Broil an additional 2 minutes or until cheese melts. Repeat procedure with remaining tortillas, chicken mixture, and cheese. Sprinkle each serving with about 3/4 teaspoon of remaining cilantro. Serve immediately.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 398 (30% from fat)
- Fat:
- 13.1g (sat 5.9g,mono 4.1g,poly 1.2g)
- Protein:
- 32.5g
- Carbohydrate:
- 36.7g
- Fiber:
- 3.1g
- Cholesterol:
- 75mg
- Iron:
- 1.4mg
- Sodium:
- 799mg
- Calcium:
- 236mg
Member Ratings and Reviews
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Delicious and easy. A little hard to eat, but worth it.02/04/10
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Great recipe! It's the middle of winter so I used frozen corn and it turned out fine. The only thing I didn't like was how the center of the tortilla eventually got soggy. Next time we might slice the tortilla into wedges, broil each, and dip them one by one into the chicken mixture so it stays crispier.
I served this with black beans and some chardonnay and it was a fabulous, easy meal.01/23/10




