Tostada Tuesday With Roasted Poblano Peppers

Tostada Tuesday With Roasted Poblano Peppers is a wonderful way to Spice up the average Taco Tuesday! The Crunchy Chicken Tostadas, blended with veggies, and then add the Roasted Poblanos and lime, makes a delicious, amazingly simple, and heart healthy meal…..Enjoy!!!

Tostada Tuesday With Roasted Poblano Peppers

Course Healthy Dinner, Healthy Mexican, Main Dish

Cuisine Heart Healthy, Tostada Tuesday

Keyword Tostada Tuesday with a Roasted Poblano pepper

Ingredients

Chicken & Tostadas

• 2 Lbs. Organic Ground Chicken
• 1 Pack Mission Baked Corn Tostadas
• 1 Can Vegetarian Refried Beans Beans are heart healthy dish to incorporate into your meal plans.
• 2 Tablespoons Avocado Oil LA TOURANGELLE Avocado Oil or you can use Olive Oil.
• 1 Cup Fresh Cilantro Evidence suggests that the phytochemicals in cilantro could protect your heart from oxidative damage helping to keep it healthy.
• 1 Avocado Adding an avocado to your daily diet may help lower bad cholesterol, in turn reducing risk for heart disease, according to health researchers.
• 1/2 Medium Onion Onions are high in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Some benefits may include reducing the risk of heart disease.
• 2 Plum tomatoes Tomatoes have two key nutrients that have a big impact on heart health: lycopene and potassium. Some research shows that lycopene may lower LDL, or “bad” cholesterol.
• 1 Cup Sliced Purple Cabbage The high polyphenol content in cabbage might reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by preventing platelet buildup and reducing blood pressure.
• Dash Garlic salt
• 2-3 Teaspoons Ground Cumin Cumin can help lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
• 2-3 Teaspoons Cajun Blend Basin Blend or Fiesta Lime Mrs. Dash Seasoning http://www.basinblend.com
• Dollop Sour Cream

Roasted Poblanos

• 4 Poblano Peppers
• 1 Cup Low Fat Mozzarella Cheese http://www.kraft.com
• Dash Salt & Pepper
• 1 Lime Limes are a good source of magnesium and potassium, which promote heart health.

Instructions

Poblano Peppers

1. First, preheat the oven to 375.
2. Next, rinse the peppers and cut the tops off and take the seeds out and discard.
3. BE CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH YOUR EYES AFTER DESEEDING THE PEPPERS.
4. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
5. Next, place a piece of foil on a cookie sheet and place the peppers on top.
6. Next, make one slice, vertically, from the top of the pepper to the bottom and stuff 1/4 cup of cheese inside each pepper.
7. Then, after all peppers are stuffed, squeeze fresh lime juice on each along with a dash of salt and pepper.
8. Then, cover the peppers completely with foil and bake at 375 for 30-40 minutes.
9. Lastly, remove from the oven and broil the peppers for 30-60 seconds until charred WATCHING the whole time so they don’t burn. Set aside.

Chicken Tostadas

1. First, wash all veggies thoroughly.
2. Next, chop all veggies into small pieces.
3. Then, add avocado oil to a skillet along with ground chicken and sliced onion.
4. Sauté on a medium heat.
5. When the meat starts to cook, add cumin, dash of garlic salt, and Cajun blend spice by Basin Blend or Mrs Dash to the meat and stir.
6. Add, 2-3 tablespoons of water and continue to cook until browned.

Vegetarian Refried Beans

1. First, warm beans in a medium saucepan until smooth and warm, cover, set aside.

Tostada and Poblano

1. First, add a layer of the beans.
2. Next, add ground chicken, shredded purple cabbage, cilantro, tomatoes, avocado, and lastly top with sour cream and add your roasted poblano pepper.
3. Enjoy this fantastically delectable Tostada with a wonderfully Roasted Poblano Pepper...Enjoy!!!

Recipe Notes