Chicken, Black Bean and Goat Cheese Tostadas

Submitted by MsKittyKat

"Here's a novel use for goat cheese."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 22
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• For beans

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 2 large jalapeno chiles, seeded but not deveined,minced
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 (16 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed,drained
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

• For chicken

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1⁄2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, skinned,cut into 3/4 inch pieces
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chili powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin

• For salad

• 4 cups sliced romaine lettuce
• 1 head radicchio, sliced
• 1⁄2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• vegetable oil
• 6 corn tortillas
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons water (about)
• 1⁄2 lb goat cheese, crumbled
• 1⁄2 cup guacamole (optional)
• 6 sprigs fresh cilantro

directions

1. Make beans:

2. Heat olive oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
3. Add onion and chilies; cook until onion is translucent, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.
4. Add chili powder and cumin; stir 30 seconds.
5. Add beans and lime juice.
6. Cook until heated through, stirring and mashing beans slightly with spoon, about 4 minutes.
7. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.).

8. Make chicken:

9. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
10. Add chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
11. Stir until almost cooked through, about 3 minutes.
12. Add chili powder and cumin and stir until cooked through, about 30 seconds.
13. Remove from heat.

14. Make Salad:

15. Combine first 3 ingredients in large bowl.
16. Add oil to depth of 1/4 inch to heavy medium skillet.
17. Heat over medium-high heat until just beginning to smoke.
18. Add tortilla and cook until crisp, abut 30 seconds per side.
19. Drain.
20. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
21. Add 1/4 cup olive oil to salad; toss Season with salt and pepper.
22. Add 1 tablespoon lime juice; toss.
23. Rewarm beans over medium-low heat, stirring and thinning slightly with water.
24. Place 1 tortilla on each plate.
25. Spread with beans.
26. Sprinkle with cheese.
27. Top with salad, then chicken, guacamole and cilantro.

Reviews

[CindiJ]

This is really good. I just saw this recipe mentioned in a thread tonight and lo & behold I had all the ingredients. OK - I didn't have enough goat cheese but what I did have with the goat cheese I preferred over the jack cheese used to finish the dinner. The beans are awesome alone - the lime juice really gives it a kick. Thanks for a great recipe!