Ingredients

  • 1 cup Tomato Salsa Cruda
  • 4 chicken breast halves, bone in
  • 1 chayote, peeled, cut in half, and center seed removed
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 corn tortillas, toasted crisp in the oven
  • 1 head Romaine lettuce, cut in thin strips
  • 2 ounces crumbled Cotija cheese
  • 4 tablespoons nonfat sour cream
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped
  • 4 Italian Roma tomatoes, cored and chopped
  • 1 to 2 serrano chilies, chopped
  • 1/4 small onion, chopped
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  • Prepare the Tomato Salsa Cruda.
  • Season the chicken and chayote with salt and pepper, place them in a baking dish, and roast for 30 to 35 minutes.
  • Cool and remove the skin and bones from the chicken and tear into small strips.
  • Cut the chayote into bitesize chunks.
  • Toss the chicken and chayote with the Tomato Salsa Cruda and set aside.
  • To assemble the chalupas, place two crisp tortillas on each plate, overlapping them.
  • Place the lettuce on top of the tortillas, then mound the chicken and chayote mixture on the lettuce.
  • Garnish with the Cotija cheese, sour cream, and cilantro.
  • In a bowl, place the tomatoes, chilies, onion, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
  • Mix well.
  • Store in a covered container, in the refrigerator, no more than 1 day.
  • Yield: about 1 cup