I love the Food Network and get a lot of my inspiration by watching those shows. I pretty much watch all of it (except some of the baking shows…I’m not a great baker if you can’t tell based on the limited number of dessert recipes I have). But I do occasionally tune in to The Kitchen on Saturday mornings to see what they’re cooking up. Although a lot of their recipes aren’t kidney-friendly, I’ve found ways of making them work for me. This is a recipe by Marcela Valladolid, who pronounces all of these ingredients with an amazing accent. It’s relatively easy to make and you can add as much spice as you’d like. Enjoy!
Chicken Tostadas
Original Recipe: HERE by Marcela Valladolid
Revised Recipe: Me 🙂 Jackie
- Total: 25 min
- Prep: 25 min
- Yield: 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 8 corn tortillas
- 4 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced into rings
- 8 radishes, thinly sliced
- Mexican sour cream or regular sour cream, for drizzling
- 1 Avocado sliced thinly for topping (Note: Avocado has high potassium so please use at your discretion)
Spicy Slaw Topping
- 2 cups finely shredded lettuce or cabbage (I use the prepackaged cole slaw bags)
- 1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves, chopped up
- 1 serrano chile, diced finely
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1-2 tablespoons agave nectar or honey
- Freshly cracked black pepper
Directions
For the slaw:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix. Add the honey/agave nectar to desired sweetness. If you’d like more spice, feel free to another chile or half a chile.
For the tostada:
If you have a gas stovetop, turn it on low and place one corn tortilla on top for 3-4 minutes. Using tongs, flip to the other side. Lightly char each side so it’s crispy. If you have an electric stovetop, turn it on medium-high heat and place 2 corn tortillas in a pan on top. Lightly crisp one side (about 6 minutes) and then flip.
Once the tostadas are done, top with chicken, slaw, red onions, radishes, sour cream and/or avocado.
And enjoy! It’s absolutely delicious but good luck eating this – it’s messy so make sure you have plenty of napkins on hand!
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