You know what I love about Americanized Mexican food? It's all the same ten ingredients in different presentations. Take my Tostadas, for example; basically an open-faced taco.
This is a great meal for a busy weeknight. We needed something quick and filling before we went to the Britney Spears concert (it was awesome, don't judge) and these took about ten minutes to make and five minutes to eat.
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You can pick up pre-made tostadas like these (I find them in any grocery), or you can just fry your own corn tortillas. Then you pile on the fixings: meat, beans, sautee'd veggies, cheese, taco sauce, salsa, guac, you name it. Apollo Grill (aka my favorite) does one with goat cheese and sweet potato that is super good. Our filling, last night, was ground chicken with peppers and onions.
Ground Chicken for Tostadas and Tacos and Burritos and Stuff
1# Ground Chicken
1 red onion, diced
2 bell peppers, diced
2T chopped garlic
1 can black beans, drained & rinsed
2T seasoning*
Saute' onions, peppers, garlic until soft. Add chicken and seasoning, cook through. Add black beans, toss to heat.
*I am leaving this at the vague "seasoning" because in this case I used a Trader Joe's spice blend and not everyone has access to it. I used the South African Smoke blend, which upon closer inspection appears to be smoked paprika, sea salt, garlic, and basil. I also added about a teaspoon of ground cumin. You could go with a packet of taco seasoning and just make life easy, or just dump in whatever you've got hanging around in the chili department.
1 comment:
tried this recipe tonight, modified, of course. used whole chicken instead of ground, and a Rick Bayless sauce pouch instead of dry spice. it came out perfect and made WAY MORE than i expected! yay, leftovers! topped with cilantro, queso blanco, and guac.
tasty meal: done.
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