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Grilled Chicken Tostadas

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Grilled Chicken Tostadas
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Worthy of a Special Occasion

Pile grilled chicken, feta cheese, refried beans, and homemade slaw on top of a crunchy tortilla shell for a ready simple dinner that's ready in a hurry.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 tostada)

Ingredients

  • 4  (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 1  tablespoon  fresh lime juice
  • 1  tablespoon  40% less-sodium taco seasoning (such as Old El Paso)
  • 1/2  teaspoon  sugar
  • Cooking spray
  • 6  (8-inch) flour tortillas
  • 6  cups  packaged coleslaw
  • 1  (7-ounce) can green salsa
  • 4  cups  chopped tomato
  • 1/4  cup  sliced ripe olives, chopped
  • 1 1/4  cups  fat-free refried beans
  • 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
  • 6  tablespoons  reduced-fat sour cream
  • 1/4  cup  fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1/4  cup  unsalted pumpkinseed kernels, toasted (optional)

Preparation

Prepare grill, or heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.

Brush chicken with juice; sprinkle with seasoning and sugar. Place chicken on grill rack or grill pan coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side or until chicken is done. Cool slightly. Cut chicken into 1/4-inch strips; set aside. Place tortillas on grill rack or grill pan coated with cooking spray; grill 30 seconds on each side or until golden brown.

Combine coleslaw and salsa; toss to coat. Combine tomato and olives; toss gently.

Spread about 3 tablespoons beans over each tortilla; divide chicken evenly among tortillas. Top each serving with about 2/3 cup slaw mixture, 2/3 cup tomato mixture, 4 teaspoons cheese, 1 tablespoon sour cream, and 2 teaspoons cilantro. Sprinkle each serving with 2 teaspoons pumpkinseeds, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
361 (23% from fat)
Fat:
9.2g (sat 3.6g,mono 1.5g,poly 1.2g)
Protein:
28.7g
Carbohydrate:
43g
Fiber:
6.8g
Cholesterol:
65mg
Iron:
3.7mg
Sodium:
844mg
Calcium:
221mg
Katherine Cobbs, Cooking Light, APRIL 2003

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars

Made it exactly as written, it was wonderful! We liked it so much we are having it again tomorrow night since there are leftover ingredients. I immediately thought of making this for friends. The feta DOES go well, don't change a thing. Be sure to remember the cilantro, very good.05/31/09

5 stars
srh0029
I didn't like this recipe. My tortillas did not crisp properly via this method so we ended up eating them more like a burrito. The recipe does not instruct you to heat the beans so you bit into a cold glob of refried beans. Aside from this, the flavor combination was okay, but overall it was not one of the more pleasant meals we've had from this site.09/26/07