Low-Fat Chicken Tostadas from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

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Low-Fat Chicken Tostadas Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb cooked chicken breasts
= (any method of cooking will do)
3 cups shredded romaine lettuce
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
6 flour tortillas - (6" dia)
6 tbsp fat-free sour cream
6 tbsp salsa
6 tbsp fat-free cheddar or jack cheese

Recipe Instructions:

Combine the chicken, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, and onions in a large bowl.

Heat the tortillas by placing them one at a time in a dry skillet and turn once until golden and puffy.

To assemble the tostadas, place a tortilla on a plate, top with some of the chicken mixture and garnish with sour cream, salsa, and cheese. Repeat with all tortillas.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1/6 of recipe.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 1/2 Starch, 1 Vegetable, 1 Very Lean Meat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 292; Calories from Fat 57; Total Fat 6g; Saturated Fat 2g; Cholesterol 76mg; Sodium 308mg; Carbohydrates 23g; Dietary Fiber 3g; Sugars 4g; Protein 33g.

Source:
"The Webb Cooks by Robyn Webb, MS, LN at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-18-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1998"

Servings: 6

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