Buffalo Chicken Tostada Stacks

Recipe from Tieghan Gerard · original post · full recipe on halfbakedharvest.com

Crunchy tostadas layered with buttery buffalo chicken, cheddar and pepper jack, topped with a creamy jalapeño ranch.

Serves 5 55 min
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Ingredients

  • boneless chicken breasts900 g
  • cayenne pepper hot sauce240 ml
  • salted butter85 g
  • chipotle chilli powder — 1 tsp2.5 g
  • seasoned salt — 2 tsp12 g
  • tostada shells15 ea
  • cheddar cheese — shredded115 g
  • pepper jack cheese — shredded55 g
  • avocado — sliced, for serving1 ea
  • spring onions — sliced, for serving45 g
  • sour cream120 g
  • mayonnaise115 g
  • buttermilk120 ml
  • dried parsley — 3 tsp3 g
  • dried dill2 tsp
  • garlic powder1 tsp
  • onion powder1 tsp
  • pickled jalapeños100 g
  • fresh chives — chopped6 g
  • fresh coriander — for serving10 g

Method

  1. In the bowl of a slow cooker, combine the chicken, hot sauce, butter, chipotle chilli powder, seasoned salt and black pepper. Cover and cook on LOW for 3-4 hours or HIGH for 2 hours. Alternatively, cook in a covered skillet over medium heat for 15-20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
  2. Shred the chicken and toss with the sauce. Remove the chicken from the sauce, reserving the extra buffalo sauce for serving. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
  3. Assemble the stacks: arrange 5 tostada shells on a baking sheet. Top each with cheese and buffalo chicken. Add another tostada, cheese and chicken. Finish with a third tostada, then add chicken and cheese. Bake for 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted.
  4. Make the ranch: in a glass measuring jug or blender, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, buttermilk, parsley, dill, garlic powder, onion powder and 1/4-1/2 cup (about 50-100 g) of the pickled jalapeños. Whisk or blend until creamy, then stir in the chives.
  5. Top each stack with ranch, coriander, spring onions, avocado and the remaining pickled jalapeños. Spoon the reserved buffalo sauce over the top. Enjoy!

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  • Vegetarian

    Buffalo Chickpea Tostada Stacks

    • 550 g Chickpeas instead of boneless chicken breasts

    Skip the slow cooker: simmer the drained chickpeas in the hot sauce, butter and spices in a covered skillet for 10 minutes, lightly crushing some, then assemble.

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  • Aldi UK

    you pay £12.83 · 48% spare

    £6.67

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    you pay £26.63 · 26% spare

    £19.72

    missing 9 items

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    £7.89

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    £4.42

    missing 11 items

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    you pay £8.82 · 54% spare

    £4.06

    missing 13 items

£1.33a serve

from £1.33 a serve at Aldi UK · 13 of 20 ingredients priced

About £6.67 of ingredients used for 5 serves.

£29.81 across 5 shops · 18 of 20 items priced · £3.03 more for bigger packs, 31% spare for later

Aldi UK

£6.67

missing 7 items

you'll pay £12.83 · 48% of it spare

Sainsbury's

£19.72

missing 9 items

you'll pay £26.63 · 26% of it spare

Tesco

£7.89

missing 10 items

you'll pay £16.35 · 52% of it spare

Morrisons

£4.42

missing 11 items

you'll pay £10.28 · 57% of it spare

Asda

£4.06

missing 13 items

you'll pay £8.82 · 54% of it spare

Buy at Aldi UK£9.00

chipotle chilli powder

£9.89/1kg

need 2.5 gReady, Set…cook! Garam Malasa Powder 0.09kg£0.89

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seasoned salt

£0.01/10g

need 12 gReady, Set…cook! British Table Salt 750g£0.65closest match

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mayonnaise

£1.78/1L

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onion powder

£9.89/1kg

need 1 tspReady, Set…cook! Garam Malasa Powder 0.09kg£0.89

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pickled jalapeños

£3.55/1kg

need 100 gThe Deli Green Sliced Jalapeños 0.11kg£0.39

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fresh coriander

£16.67/1kg

need 10 gReady, Set…cook! British Cut Coriander 0.03kg£0.50closest match

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Buy at Sainsbury's£14.99

boneless chicken breasts

£14.06/1kg

need 900 g2 × Sainsbury's Standard£6.75

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dried dill

£30.00/1kg

need 2 tspSainsbury's Bunched Dill 20g£0.60closest match

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fresh chives

£30.00/1kg

need 6 gSainsbury's Bunched Chives 20g£0.60

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cayenne pepper hot sauce

£3.00/1L

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garlic powder

£22.22/1kg

need 1 tspTesco Standard£1.00

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spring onions

£6.56/1kg

need 45 gAsda Fragrant & Crunchy Spring Onions 125g£0.82closest match

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sour cream

£1.25

need 120 gPiatnica Sour Cream 18% Fat 200g

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  • tostada shells · 15 items
  • buttermilk · 120 ml