Description
Corn tostadas are stacked with crispy lettuce, savory chicken and cheese, and spicy homemade mole sauce. It’s a fresh and satisfying meal salad!
Ingredients
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Mole Sauce:
- 1/3 cup chopped Onion
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp Cumin
- 1/4 tsp ground Cinnamon
- 1 1/4 Tbsp Chili Powder
- 1/2 tsp dried Oregano
- 1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1 Tbsp Flour
- 1 1/2 cup Chicken or Beef Broth
- 1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- 1/4 cup Bittersweet Chocolate Chips
Chicken:
- 1 chicken Breast, filleted into two
- 1/2 cup Panko, toasted
- 1/4 cup Flour
- 1 egg, beaten
Salad Preparation:
- 2 cups Heart Romaine Lettuce, sliced
- 2 cups Spinach
- 1/3 cup Cheddar, shredded
- 4 pre-packaged corn tostadas
Instructions
Mole Sauce:
- In a medium sauce pan, head oil over medium heat. Add onion, cumin and cinnamon. Cover and allow onions to soften. About ten minutes or so.
- Stir in garlic, chili powder, oregano, cayenne, and flour. Whisk in broth and vinegar. Bring mixture to a boil and then reduce heat to allow sauce to maintain a simmer.
- Stir often until mixture reduces and thickens. About 30 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool and thicken.
Chicken:
- Preheat oven to 450.
- While sauce is simmering, fillet chicken breast into two.
- In three separate bowls, divide the flour into one, whisked egg into another and lastly add in toasted panko crumbs.
- Dip each chicken fillet into flour, dredge in egg and then dip and coat with panko crumbs. Place onto lightly sprayed broiling pan. Repeat with other chicken fillet.
- Bake at 450 for about 10 minutes or until panko is golden brown and chicken is cooked through.
- Allow to cool slightly before slicing. Ready for final preparation.
Salad Preparation:
- Plate two corn tostadas per plate in a stacked fashion. Top with lettuce shreds and spinach.
- Sprinkle on cheddar cheese. Top with sliced chicken.
- Pour mole sauce over the chicken and serve immediately.
Notes
Mole sauce recipe adapted from Eating 80/20. Chicken recipe adapted from America’s Test Kitchen Healthy Chicken Parmesan.