Warmer months typically call for lighter bites, and one of the first things that comes to mind for many is a fresh and flavorful salad. While a salad is a quick and easy way to up your veggie intake and get food on the table in next to no time, the same formula over and over again can make mealtimes feel mundane.
These easy Kickin’ Chicken Tostadas are made using the Kickin’ Bacon Ranch Chopped Kit, which includes garden fresh cabbage, green leaf lettuces, carrots, green onions, tortilla strips, uncured bacon bits and some heat from jalapeno ranch dressing. Just add the mixture to tostada shells topped with salsa verde chicken and avocado for a flavorful combination.
Or for a tasty twist on traditional favorites like pizza and burgers, try this Thousand Island Burger Pizza using the Bacon Thousand Island Chopped Kit – a combination of iceberg and green leaf lettuces, uncured bacon bits, Parmesan cheese crisps, honey butter cornbread crisps and creamy Thousand Island dressing – to bring sweet and savory flavors together with beef and cheese on top of a homemade pizza crust.
Find more ideas to elevate salad season at freshexpress.com.
Thousand Island Burger Pizza
Prep time: 15 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6
- 1 can (11 ounces) refrigerated thin pizza crust
- 12 ounces lean ground beef
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 package (9.4 ounces) Fresh Express Bacon Thousand Island Chopped Kit
- 1/3 cup dill pickle slices
- Heat oven to 400 F.
- Unroll dough and spread on 13-by-9-inch nonstick baking sheet. Bake 8 minutes; remove from oven.
- In small skillet over medium-high heat, cook ground beef, stirring frequently, 8-10 minutes, or until no longer pink; drain. Spread sauce evenly on baked dough to within 1/2 inch of edge. Top with beef and cheese.
- Bake 8-10 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. Top with lettuce, bacon and salad toppings from kit and pickle slices. Drizzle with Thousand Island dressing from kit. Cut into 12 (3-by-3-inch) pieces.
Kickin’ Chicken Tostadas
Prep time: 30 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 jar (16 ounces) salsa verde, any heat level
- 2 packages (10.2 ounces each) Fresh Express Kickin’ Bacon Ranch Chopped Kit
- 12 tostada shells
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- In large, covered skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in salsa verde 20 minutes, turning once, until internal temperature reaches 165 F.
- Remove chicken, reserving 1/2 cup salsa verde; shred with two forks. Toss with reserved salsa verde.
- Place salad from kit in large bowl; toss with half the salad dressing from kit. Add toppings from kit; toss to combine.
- Divide salad evenly among tostada shells. Top each salad with chicken and avocado; drizzle with remaining dressing.
Source: Fresh Express (Family Features)