Crispy Ground Turkey Tostadas

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Description

These fresh, delicious crispy ground turkey tostadas are made with lots of taco spices, sassy poblano, and tasty pickled red onions.

Ingredients

  • 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup Mexican crema
  • 2 limes
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
  • 1 chayote – peeled, halved, seeded, and diced into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 poblano pepper – seeds and white ribs removed, diced into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 6 (6 inch) flour tortillas
  • cooking spray
  • 6 sprigs cilantro, minced, divided
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ¼ pounds ground turkey
  • ¼ cup water
  • 3 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 cup guacamole
  • ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Place red onion slices and crema in separate small bowls. Zest limes into another small bowl. Halve limes and squeeze juice into a fourth small bowl.
  3. Stir 1 teaspoon lime juice into the bowl of crema. Add the remaining lime juice to the bowl with the red onions; stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and let marinate at room temperature until pickled
  4. at least 20 minutes.
  5. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add chayote and poblano pepper; cook
  6. stirring constantly
  7. until golden and tender
  8. about 10 minutes.
  9. Coat tortillas on both sides with cooking spray. Place tortillas on a large baking sheet.
  10. Bake in the preheated oven until crisped and lightly brown
  11. 8 to 10 minutes.
  12. Stir the lime zest
  13. 1/2 the cilantro
  14. onion powder
  15. and 1/4 teaspoon salt into the chayote-poblano mixture. Pour mixture into a bowl.
  16. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Add ground turkey; cook
  17. stirring occasionally
  18. until browned
  19. about 7 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup water
  20. taco seasoning
  21. and chili powder. Cook until water has evaporated
  22. about 4 minutes.
  23. Spread guacamole over each crisped tortilla; top with chayote-poblano mixture
  24. ground turkey
  25. pickled onions
  26. lime crema
  27. and remaining cilantro.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 29 mins

Total Time: 59 mins

Servings: 6

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