Chicken Tostadas with Poblano Cream Sauce

Chicken Tostadas with Poblano Cream Sauce is a Mexican hor d'oeuvre. One portion of this dish contains approximately 35g of protein, 41g of fat, and a total of 607 calories. This gluten free recipe serves 6 and costs $2.62 per serving. It is brought to you by Taste and Tell Blog. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. If you have avocados, juice of lime, corn tortillas, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 1210 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 77%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Poblano Chicken Tostadas, Chicken With Poblano Cream Sauce, and Baked Chicken Burritos with Sour Cream-Poblano Sauce.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 45 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1-2 avocados, sliced

¼ cup chopped cilantro

cilantro

6 corn tortillas

juice from ½ lime

6 oz Sargento® Fine Cut Shredded 4 Cheese Mexican cheese

1 tablespoon olive oil

3 poblano peppers

1 can (16 oz) refried beans

salt

salt and pepper

1½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs

¾ cup sour cream

vegetable oil

Equipment:

oven

baking sheet

plastic wrap

bowl

food processor

blender

frying pan

paper towels

sauce pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat the oven to 425F. Place the peppers on a baking sheet and roast, turning a few times, until the skin has charred, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let the peppers sit until they are cool enough to handle, then pull the skins from the peppers. Remove the seeds and the stem from the peppers and place the peppers in a blender or food processor.Add the sour cream and lime juice to the peppers. Process until the mixture is smooth. Taste, and add salt to taste. Refrigerate until needed.Cut the chicken into small, bite-sized pieces. Season with salt and pepper.Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook until cooked through and no longer pink. Remove from the heat and add the lime juice and cilantro and stir to combine.Heat about of vegetable oil in a small skillet. Add one corn tortilla and cook until it starts to brown and crisp, then turn over and cook on the second side. Remove from the oil to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Repeat with the remaining tortillas, adding more oil if needed.Heat the refried beans in a small saucepan until warmed through.To assemble, spread some of the refried bean on each of the fried tortillas. Top with some of the chicken mixture, then some of the shredded Sargento cheese. Add a few slices of avocado and cilantro. Drizzle with the poblano cream sauce.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 425F.

2. Place the peppers on a baking sheet and roast, turning a few times, until the skin has charred, about 25 minutes.

3. Remove from the oven and place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap.

4. Let the peppers sit until they are cool enough to handle, then pull the skins from the peppers.

5. Remove the seeds and the stem from the peppers and place the peppers in a blender or food processor.

6. Add the sour cream and lime juice to the peppers. Process until the mixture is smooth. Taste, and add salt to taste. Refrigerate until needed.

7. Cut the chicken into small, bite-sized pieces. Season with salt and pepper.

8. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

9. Add the chicken and cook until cooked through and no longer pink.

10. Remove from the heat and add the lime juice and cilantro and stir to combine.

11. Heat about of vegetable oil in a small skillet.

12. Add one corn tortilla and cook until it starts to brown and crisp, then turn over and cook on the second side.

13. Remove from the oil to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Repeat with the remaining tortillas, adding more oil if needed.

14. Heat the refried beans in a small saucepan until warmed through.To assemble, spread some of the refried bean on each of the fried tortillas. Top with some of the chicken mixture, then some of the shredded Sargento cheese.

15. Add a few slices of avocado and cilantro.

16. Drizzle with the poblano cream sauce.


Nutrition Information:

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606k Calories
34g Protein
40g Total Fat
26g Carbs
15% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
606k
30%

Fat
40g
62%

  Saturated Fat
21g
137%

Carbohydrates
26g
9%

  Sugar
4g
6%

Cholesterol
149mg
50%

Sodium
1159mg
50%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
34g
70%

Vitamin C
52mg
64%

Phosphorus
480mg
48%

Selenium
32µg
46%

Vitamin B6
0.82mg
41%

Vitamin B3
7mg
38%

Fiber
8g
32%

Calcium
285mg
29%

Vitamin B2
0.42mg
25%

Zinc
3mg
22%

Vitamin K
23µg
22%

Vitamin B5
2mg
21%

Vitamin B12
1µg
19%

Potassium
664mg
19%

Magnesium
70mg
18%

Vitamin A
778IU
16%

Vitamin E
2mg
15%

Iron
2mg
14%

Vitamin B1
0.2mg
13%

Manganese
0.24mg
12%

Folate
45µg
11%

Copper
0.22mg
11%

Vitamin D
0.26µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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