Chicken Tostadas?

These are delicious and so easy. I came up with them when my husband and I were trying to lose weight. Troy was really craving enchiladas so I was trying to figure out a way to satisfy that craving in a healthy way. That's why there is a question mark because I don't know what to call them. All I know is they are super healthy and super yummy. 

  

 Make chicken the same way you would with the enchiladas. In a crock pot add chicken breasts, cilantro, onion and green enchilada sauce. Cook until tender enough to shred with a fork

Bake Corn tortillas on a cookie sheet 400 degrees for 8 minutes. I hated the texture of corn tortillas so I baked them to make them like a chip. The crunch from tortillas in this gives you the feeling you are eating something naughty!!

Flip tortillas and cook another 8 minutes. You can see the tortillas shrink as they bake

While Tortillas are baking cut up tomato, avocado and lime

Bake until tortillas are brown and crunchy.

Add shredded chicken, avocado, tomato slice and squeeze some lime juice on top. Don't forget the lime I think it's the key ingredient to setting these over the top. I also added fresh chopped cilantro to mine last night and I loved it.

xoxo Janis!!

Grocery tip: I try to plan my meals to get the most of the ingredients I buy. Since you are buying corn tortillas for these you should plan to make enchiladas another night. Double the chicken mixture for time savings. Or try Indian Chicken

Chicken Tostadas

(recipe by http://twistedflavor.blogspot.com/)

5 Chicken Breasts

1 Onion Chopped

1 Bunch Cilantro

1 Large can Green Enchilada Sauce

Corn Tortillas

Avocado

Tomato

LIME!!

In a crock pot add chicken breasts, chopped onion, chopped cilantro and green Enchilada Sauce. Cook on low until chicken is tender enough to shred with a fork about 3-4 hours. Shred Chicken and add back to liquid. Bake Corn tortillas at 400 degrees for 8 minutes. Flip tortillas and bake another 8 minutes. Top tortillas with Chicken, avocado, tomato slice and squeeze lime juice on top

Pizza Dough

I stole this recipe from my Friends Blog. I did change it up a little and I love it. Ever since I found it I have been keeping dough in a zip lock bag in my fridge. I find myself a lot of days trying to figure out what to cook for dinner. When I get too hungry watch out I'm a total beast to be around!! So I love having the dough ready for such days. My family loves this pizza and it's so easy and can be ready to eat in 20 minutes. You can't beat that!!

In a bowl combine 1 1/2 cups hot water with 1 1/2 tbs yeast and 2 tbs sugar and let sit for about 10 min. When yeast is foaming add olive oil, salt-important salt will kill your yeast so don't add it until after it foams. And add flour

Mix in a kitchenaid or knead by hand for about 10 minutes. Now I heard the secret to the best dough is to use less flour than the recipe calls for. The dough should be a little sticky.

Spray the inside of a ziplock bag with non-stick spray and add dough. Keep in the fridge until you are ready.

When you are ready roll dough out on a floured surface. Even though I have the silpat I still use flour due to the stickiness of the dough.

Place dough on a round pizza pan. I have also used a rectangle cookie sheet and it worked fine.

Add your favorite toppings and Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. This is one I made for my kids and their friends. I favorite pizza is ranch dressing (light on the dressing just enough for the flavor) crushed garlic, fresh basil, artichoke hearts, tomato slices and plenty of mozzarella cheese!! I'm hungry just thinking about it....too bad I started fat camp yesterday...and before you ask I call eating healthy or dieting going to fat camp. I'm not really going anywhere.

 xoxo Janis!!

Pizza Dough (makes 2 pizzas)

(recipe by http://twistedflavor.blogspot.com)

1 1/2 Cups hot water

1 1/2 Tbs Yeast

2 Tbs Sugar

1/4 Cup Olive Oil

1 tea salt

3 3/4 cup Flour

In a bowl combine 1 1/2 cups hot water with 1 1/2 tbs yeast and 2 tbs sugar and let sit for about 10 min. When yeast is foaming add olive oil, salt and flour. Knead or mix in a kitchenaid for 10 minutes. Spray a ziplock bag with non-stick spray and keep dough in fridge until ready to make.