Skinny Chicken & Black Bean Tostadas
Easy lunch or dinner recipe! These Skinny Chicken & Black Bean Tostadas are a breeze are always popular in our house. 266 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP
Servings: 1 Tostada
Calories: 266.2kcal
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into ¾-inch pieces
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 1 cup cooked reduced-sodium black beans
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- ½ cup frozen or fresh corn kernels, defrosted
- 1 4 ounce can diced green chiles
- juice of ½ lime
- 4 whole wheat tortillas
- 2 ½ ounces queso fresco crumbled
- 3 tablespoons minced cilantro
- salsa for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the broiler. Place the rack at the second-highest position.
- Place the chicken pieces in a medium bowl and toss with the chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper.
- Heat the canola oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is starting to brown, 3 minutes.
- Add the black beans, red bell pepper and corn. Cook until the chicken is cooked through, about 1 minute. Stir in the diced green chiles and lime juice.
- Place 2 whole wheat tortillas on a large baking sheet and lightly coat each side of the tortillas with cooking spray. Broil for 2 minutes, then flip the tortillas and broil for 1 more minute.
- Spread 1 cup of the chicken mixture on each browned tortilla and top each with 1½ tablespoons queso fresco. Broil for 1 minute. Garnish with cilantro and salsa. Serve.
- Repeat with the remaining tortillas, chicken mixture, queso fresco, cilantro and salsa.
Notes
Weight Watchers Points: 4 (Freestyle SmartPoints), 7 (Points+)
Nutrition
Serving: 1Tostada | Calories: 266.2kcal | Carbohydrates: 27.9g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 6.8g | Saturated Fat: 3.5g | Cholesterol: 46.9mg | Sodium: 857.5mg | Fiber: 13.8g | Sugar: 1.9g