Chicken and Cashew Tostados

These tasty chicken and cashew tostados are a wonderful way to introduce the joy of Mexican food to kids. They're quick to make and full of nutritious veggies too!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup spiral pasta

  • 1 sweet potato

    cut into 2cm cubes

  • 3 tomatoes

    diced

  • 2 Lebanese cucumbers

    diced

  • 400g pineapple pieces in natural juice

    drained and diced

  • freshly ground black pepper

  • olive or canola oil spray

  • 500g chicken tenderloins or skinless chicken fillets

    sliced

  • 1 onion

    finely chopped

  • 1 red capsicum

    deseeded and cut into small strips

  • 60g unsalted cashew nuts

  • 1 lemon

    juice of

  • 12 enchilada tortillas

  • 1 iceberg lettuce

  • 200g mexican salsa

  • 175g Natural Style Yoghurt

  • no fat set yogurt

  • fresh coriander leaves

  • 4 large burrito flour tortillas

Equipment

  • 1 wok
  • 1 microwave

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to packet instructions (omit for Low Fuel).
  2. Cook sweet potato in microwave for 5 minutes on HIGH or until soft.
  3. Combine tomatoes, cucumbers and pineapple in a small bowl to make a salsa. Season with pepper and set aside.
  4. Spray a non-stick wok with oil and stirfry chicken in batches over medium-high heat until browned. Set aside.
  5. Add onion to wok and cook until soft. Add capsicum, cashews, pasta, chicken and sweet potato, and stirfry until chicken is tender.
  6. Season with lemon juice and pepper.
  7. Meanwhile, heat tortillas in microwave on HIGH for 30-60 seconds or until warm and flexible. To assemble, place 2 tortillas on a plate, overlapping in centre.
  8. Cover with lettuce leaves, then spoonfuls of stirfry mix and homemade salsa. Top with a dollop each of Mexican salsa and yoghurt and sprinkle with coriander.

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