Cheesy Chicken Tostadas

Whip up restaurant-quality Cheesy Chicken Tostadas right in your own kitchen. With succulent chicken smothered in a rich, creamy cheese sauce on top of a crispy oven-baked tortilla, this is one you will make again and again. With a few simple steps and my personal tips, you can bring vibrant Southwestern flavors to your dinner table.

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine Gluten Free, Mexican

Diet Gluten Free

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 368kcal

Author Wendy Polisi

Ingredients

Tostadas and Topping

½ cup diced onion
1 cup cherry tomatoes quartered
2 tablespoons cilantro diced
1 tablespoon lime juice
8 corn tortillas

Chicken

1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 onion chopped
3 poblano peppers seeded and diced
1 pound boneless chicken thighs diced
1 tablespoon garlic minced
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
¼ cup bone broth or chicken stock

Cheese Sauce

2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoons flour (gluten free if desired)
1 cup milk
8 ounces 4 Cheese Mexican Blend

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine onion, tomato and cilantro. Toss with lime juice and set aside.
Preheat oven to 420. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray well with a high heat oil. Arrange tortillas on baking sheet. Bake for five minutes, flip, and bake an additional five minutes.
Meanwhile, heat coconut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and peppers and cook for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken and cook until browned on both sides, about 6 minutes. Add garlic, chili powder, cumin and salt and stir well. Add tomato paste, and cook until well combined. Stir in vinegar and bone broth and cook for another 5 minutes.

Cheese Sauce

To make Cheese Sauce, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk for a minute or two, until lightly brown. Stir in milk and cook for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in Sargento 4 Cheese Mexican Blend. Cook until melted.
To assemble, place chicken on tortillas. Add cheese sauce, onion mixture and jalapeños.

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