Chicken Tostadas

Easy Chicken Tostadas with simple ingredients in 20 minutes. Tostada is tasty, healthy and quick dinner if you make it at home.

I love Mexican food like every other sane person on the planet, however I don’t love a bazillion bowls with different fixins its serving requires. Nor do I appreciate the mess. These Mexican shredded chicken tostadas can be on your weeknight dinner table in 20 minutes.

What Is a Tostada?

Tostada is a Mexican dish traditionally made with deep fried tortilla, seasoned beans, meat and vegetable

Are Tostadas Healthy?

These are! We will make healthy tostada recipe today by using super easy homemade tortilla shells. And the toppings are healthy because you have control over all ingredients, can add as many veggies and as little cheese as you like.

What Are Tostada Ingredients?

All ingredients are highly customizable in this chicken tostada recipe. And I recommend to use what you have on hand.

• 15 oz can of black or healthy refried beans
• Easy guacamole (recipe below)
• Shredded chicken
• Feta or Cotija cheese

Tostada is perfect for quick and healthy dinner! Add this recipe to your rotation

Chicken for Tostadas Recipe:

• I used Instant Pot chicken breast.
• Grilled chicken breast works too.
• Store-bought roasted chicken is less healthy but an option when in a rush.
• Any boiled or baked chicken breast basically. Leftovers are great.

How to Make Tostada Shells

You can use store-bought tostada shells but be aware they contain artificial colours, hydrogenated oils, and are impossible to find organic. You can, I mean not the end of the world, but if you have time I highly recommend to make your own – super easy!

1. Line large baking sheet with silicone mat and arrange tortillas in a single layer. Spray with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt on both sides.
   

   

2. Bake at 400 degrees for 6 minutes per each side. They come out so crunchy!
   

   

How to Make Chicken Tostadas

1. While tostada shells are baking, make easy guacamole salsa by combining tomato, avocado, red onion, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, salt and lime juice. Get other ingredients ready.
2. To assemble tostadas, top each shell with guacamole, beans, chicken and cheese.

More Healthy Mexican Recipes:

• Ground chicken tacos is one pan easy weeknight dinner.
• Chicken quesadilla – baked with only 5 ingredients!
• Steak fajitas – quick sheet pan dinner.
• Low carb chicken enchiladas – you won’t miss the tortillas at all!
• Instant Pot shredded chicken tacos – even fixings are added in one pot.
• Healthy taco salad better than Chipotle’s!

Ingredients

• 8 corn tortillas or tostada shells
• 3 medium tomatoes, diced
• 4 medium avocados, diced
• 3 tbsp red onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• Lime, juice of
• 15 oz can black beans, drained & rinsed
• 3 cups shredded chicken
• 1/2 cup feta or Cotija cheese
• Cooking spray

Instructions

1. To make tostada shells, line large baking sheet with silicone mat and arrange tortillas in a single layer. Spray with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt on both sides. Bake at 400 degrees for 6 minutes per each side.
2. While tostadas are baking, make easy guacamole salsa by combining tomato, avocado, red onion, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, salt and lime juice. Get other ingredients ready.
3. To assemble tostadas, top each shell with guacamole, beans, chicken and cheese.

Notes

Store-bought tostadas shells are full of artificial colours and preservatives. I prefer to make my own but you can use pre-made.

Healthy brand of refried beans instead of black beans is welcome

Adjust salt in guacamole to taste depending on whether you use store-bought tostada shells, salted canned beans and store-bought or homemade chicken.