Barbecue Tostadas and Avocado Salsa

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 cup pre-diced fresh tomatoes1 1/2 cups pre-diced red onions, divided3-4 sprigs fresh cilantro (rinsed)1 Avocado1 Lime ( rinsed)cooking spray1 (16 oz) pkg. fully cooked sweet barbecue pork( or beef)1 1/4 cups shredded Mexican- blend cheese, divided8 Yellow corn tostada shells
Directions
1. Place tomatoes and 1/2 cup onions in medium bowl. Remove stems and chop cilantro (1 tbsp); add to bowl. Cut avocado into quarters;remove skin, and cut into small pieces ( about 3/4 cup); add to salsa. Squeeze juice of lime into slasa (1 1/2 tbsp); toss well to mix.
2. Preheat large saute' pan on medium-high 2-3 minutes. Coat pan with cooking spray and add remaining 1 cup onions; cook 3 minutes or until onions begin to brown. Stir in barbecue meat and 1 cup cheese. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated and temperature reaches 165 degrees. Use meat thermometer to accurately ensure doneness.
3.Assemble tostadas by topping each with 1/4 cup meat mixture and 1/4 cup avocado salsa; sprinkle with 1 tbsp cheese. Serve.
Calories(1/4 per recipe) 581kcal; Fat 30g; Chol 88mg; Carb 49g; Fiber 5g; Protein 29g; Vit A 17%;Vit C 41%; Calc 30%; Iron 31%

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user YERFDOG941.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 5.0
  • Total Fat: 0.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 0.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 1.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
  • Protein: 0.1 g

Member Reviews
  • MAINETROLL
    it sounds good but the nutritional info is all wrong. if not tell me where i can get calorie free avocados, cheese and bbq pork! - 5/5/10
  • ROSITA05
    I just plugged this in best I could to the recipe calculator and came out with 186 calories per tostada. Sounds delicious! - 3/7/08