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Chicken, Black Bean and Goat Cheese Toastadas

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6

Ingredients

For beans

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 red onion, chopped
2 large jalapeño chilies, seeded but not deveined, minced
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 16-ounce cans black beans, rinsed, drained
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

For chicken

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breasts, skinned, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin

For salad

4 cups sliced romaine lettuce
1 medium head radicchio, sliced
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
Vegetable oil
6 corn tortillas
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons (about) water
1/2 pound goat cheese, crumbled
6 fresh cilantro springs

Preparation

  1. Make beans:

    Step 1

    Heat olive oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion and chilies; cook until onion is translucent, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add chili powder and cumin; stir 30 seconds. Add beans and lime juice. Cook until heat through, stirring and mashing beans slightly with spoon, about 4 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)

  2. Make chicken:

    Step 2

    Heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir until almost cooked through, about 3 minutes. Add chili powder and cumin and stir until cooked through, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat.

  3. Make Salad:

    Step 3

    Combine first 3 ingredients in large bowl.

    Step 4

    Add oil to depth of 1/4 inch to heavy medium skillet. Heat over medium-high heat until just beginning to smoke. Add tortilla and cook until crisp, abut 30 seconds per side. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

    Step 5

    Add 1/4 cup olive oil to salad; toss Season with salt and pepper. Add 1 tablespoon lime juice; toss. Rewarm beans over medium-low heat, stirring and thinning slightly with water. Place 1 tortilla on each plate. Spread with beans. Sprinkle with cheese. Top with salad, then chicken, salsa and cilantro.

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