1. How make a Tostada
Easy Guide to a Tasty Authentic
Mexican Meal
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2. What you’ll Need
Non-Stick Pan
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Cutting Board
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Pot
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Colander/Strainer
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Kitchen Knife
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Cooking Spoon
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3. Gather your Ingredients
Ingredients you will need are:
• 1 Can of Refried Beans
• 1 Chicken Breast (non-frozen) –
Vegetarians can skip the Chicken 
• 1 Head of Lettuce
• 1 Packet of Cheese (Queso Fresco)
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4. Gather your Ingredients
1 Packet of Tostadas
•
Sour Cream
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1 Avocado
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1 White or Red Onion
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Tablespoon of Vegetable Oil
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5. Start Preppin’!
• Peel the Onion
• Cut onion into fourths
• Fill up pot half way and turn on heat to
medium high
• Place ¼ of an onion in pot
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6. Start Preppin’!
• Rinse chicken breast under cold water
• Place chicken breast in pot
• Cook chicken breast for 25 minutes or until
meat is white (no pink please! )
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7. Continue Preppin’!
• After chicken is cooked thoroughly – take it
out of pot and let it stand for 5 min.
• After chicken has cooled off, pull apart
chicken
• End result = shreds of chicken
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8. Continue Preppin’!
Place non-stick pan on medium heat
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Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
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Add ¼ slice of an onion – let it sizzle
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Open can of refried beans and empty in
•
pan
• Cook for 5-8 minutes – stir constantly to
avoid sticking
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9. Then what?
When beans are done we:
•
Finely slice lettuce
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Slice up avocado into ¼
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Get tostadas out of package
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Spread beans onto tostada with cooking
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spoon
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10. Then what?
• Add shredded chicken
• Add sour cream
• Crumple up cheese and place over sour
cream
• Place lettuce on tostada
• Top with avocado and onions
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11. Voila!
• Take a moment to look at your
masterpiece!
• End result = DELICIOUSO!
• ENJOY!
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