Tex-Mex Turkey Tostadas
photo by patti k.
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 (8 inch) flour tortillas
- 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb turkey
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 (8 ounce) jar medium salsa or (8 ounce) jar hot salsa
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans or (15 ounce) can pinto beans
- 2 tablespoons diced pimentos
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 1⁄4 cup thinly sliced radish (optional)
- 1⁄2 - 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced pitted ripe olives
- sour cream (optional)
- additional salsa (optional) or chopped tomato (optional)
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced onions
- fresh cilantro (optional)
directions
- For tostada shells, place tortillas in a single layer on the middle oven rack. Bake in a 350* oven for 6 minutes, turning halfway through baking time or till golden and crisp. (If they bubble, prick with fork.).
- Set aside and cover to keep warm.
- Meanwhile, in a medium skillet,cook and stir chicken or turkey and chili powder over medium heat till chicken is tender and no longer pink.
- Stir in salsa.
- Set aside; keep warm.
- Drain beans, reserving liquid.
- In a small saucepan, stir beans over low heat until heated through.
- With a potato masher or fork, mash beans with reserved liquid till of spreadable consistency; heat through.
- To assemble, place warm tortilla on plate, spread with thin layer of beans, chicken, and so forth.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
SweetDivaMJ
Orange Park, Florida
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