Chicken Tortas

Submitted by Sydney Mike

"Although this recipe for this sandwich from south of the border has been slightly altered, the original was found in the 2004 Healthy Latino Recipes Made with Love. The original recipe called for bolillos or French bread rolls, but I much prefer a dense, whole wheat bread. NOTE: I also have a posted recipe that can be used here -- recipe #368785 #368785."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 cups chicken breasts, cooked, shredded
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 cups pico de gallo, divided
• 2 cups romaine lettuce, shredded
• 1 onion (4 thin slices of)
• 1⁄2 cup reduced-fat monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 2 radishes, sliced thin
• 8 slices whole wheat bread

directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine chicken, chili powder & 1 cup of pico de gallo.
2. In a second bowl, combine lettuce, onion, cheese & radishes.
3. Place equal amounts of both the chicken mixture & lettuce mixture on 4 slices of bread.
4. Spoon 1/4 cup pico de gallo over lettuce & top with a second slice of bread, then serve as soon as possible.

Reviews

[CookingONTheSide]

I made this recipe for one and I thought it was great. It was simple to put together since I had some leftover rotisserie chicken. I made the Pico De Gallo recipe you suggested as well and loved it. I really enjoyed this sandwich and it made a nice lunch. Thanks for sharing.

 

[teresas]

Mixed reviews here. I cut the recipe in half. DH loved it after he put lots of salt on it (5 stars for him). I thought it needed salt/pepper but still missed something else (3 stars from me). The mixture seemed on the dry side and serving it on French rolls made it really dry. I would suggest using Syd's recommendation of whole wheat bread. I omitted the sliced onion because it seemed there was plenty in the salsa. We didn't taste the radish and I used a large one. We loved the salsa recipe #368785. Made for PRMR tag game. Thanks for posting. :)