Twisted Chicken Salad with Tostadas

Cinco de Mayo - World Cuisine

This easy chicken salad includes diced jalapenos, which make it spicy and delicious. You can eat it with crackers, but it tastes much better with tostadas.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 25 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Twisted Chicken Salad with Tostadas

Ingredients

vegetable oil for frying

10 corn tortillas

1 (10 ounce) can chunk chicken

drained and flaked

½ cup mayonnaise

2 ½ tablespoons canned jalapeno pepper slices

undrained

1 tablespoon pickled jalapeno pepper juice

salt and pepper to taste

Great Chicken Taquitos

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Directions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. One at a time slip a tortilla into the hot oil. If the tortilla starts to puff up press it down with a fork. When crisp and brown remove to paper towels. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

Step 2

Place the chicken in a bowl and separate with a fork. Stir in the mayonnaise. Dice the jalapenos (reserving the liquid) and stir them into chicken salad. Pour in 1 tablespoon jalapeno juice season with salt and pepper and stir well. To serve spread the chicken salad on the tostadas.

Nutritional Information

Twisted Chicken Salad with Tostadas

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 368.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 12.8g 26%

Carbohydrates: 20.1g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 2.8g 11%

Sugars: 0.7g

Fat: 26.9g 41%

Saturated Fat: 4.3g 22%

Cholesterol: 35.9mg 12%

Vitamin A Iu: 167.5IU 3%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.9mg 45%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 23%

Vitamin C: 1.3mg 2%

Folate: 5.4mcg 1%

Calcium: 43.7mg 4%

Iron: 1.4mg 8%

Magnesium: 37.5mg 13%

Potassium: 154.1mg 4%

Sodium: 418mg 17%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 6%

Calories From Fat: 241.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.