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Prep time: 15 to 20 minutes
Serves: 4
These tostadas are easy to make – just combine leftover chicken or meat, lettuce and your favorite salsa. Add the mixture to corn tostadas and you’ve made a simple meal. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
3 cups pre-shredded lettuce (optional – mix in red onion & shredded carrots)
1-1/2 to 2 cups shredded leftover chicken or beef
3 tablespoons olive oil
Juice from 1 to 2 limes
salt, to taste
Pre-made salsa (red or green)
4 to 8 tostadas
Directions:
1. In a 6-cup bowl, combine shredded lettuce with chicken or meat, olive oil, lime juice and salt. Taste and adjust seasonings.
2. Add about 1/2 cup of the lettuce/meat mixture to each tostada, gently spreading it evenly over tostadas’ surface.
3. Top the tostadas with some salsa.
4. Serve immediately.
Text & Photograph ©2026 Nancy DeLucia Real
Nancy DeLucia Real is an art historian and chef. She has led culinary courses at the Italian Cultural Institute, The Getty Center and The Getty Villa and is a former member of the Culinary Historians of Southern California. Nancy's gastronomy training took place in the heart of Italy under the tutelage of her grandmother. She has taught international cuisine at Williams Sonoma and Sur la Table Stores. Nancy's art history & culinary courses are ongoing at various institutions. She also teaches private cooking classes. 
