Abuela Betsy’s Mexican Chicken Tostadas

Name: Abuela Betsy’s Mexican Chicken Tostadas
Yield: Feeds 4-6
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts; 2 chipotle chillies from a tin, or 2 tsp chipotle paste; 2 x 400 g (14 oz) tins black beans; 8 soft tortillas (preferably corn), cut into small discs; 1 onion, cut in half and sliced into half-moons; 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; ½ large onion, diced; 1 tsp olive oil; ½ large onion, roughly chopped; 7 plum tomatoes, chopped into quarters; 2 garlic cloves; 200 g (1 cup) cottage cheese or sour cream; 1 tbsp olive oil

Preparation info

Feeds
4-6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Grand Dishes

By Iska Lupton and Anastasia Miari

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

1 tsp olive oil
½ large onion, diced
2 garlic cloves
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Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Put a medium-sized pan on medium heat and add the olive oil. Soften the onion and garlic, about 8 minutes, and add the chicken breasts. Stir and brown a little.
Add a pinch of salt to the pan and follow with enough water to just cover the chicken. Put the lid on and cook for around 40 minutes. Skim off any foam that gathers on the top.
Meanwhile, make