Loaded Chicken Torta

5 from 3 votes

If you've never made a Chicken Torta before, today's your day! A torta is a Mexican sandwich that's served on a soft roll and filled with meat (in this case chicken) and various toppings such as crema, shredded lettuce, salsa, and in my case... cheese.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: people

Author: Gaby Dalkin

Equipment

Ingredients

4 bolillo rolls
1 rotisserie chicken
1 small can green chiles
1 small can pickled jalapeños
1 large tomato diced
1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese more if desired
1 bunch cilantro chopped
½ white onion diced
½ head iceberg lettuce finely shredded
¼ cup mayonnaise
Taco or Fajita seasoning to taste
Avocado oil for the griddle

Instructions

Pull all the meat and skin off of the rotisserie chicken. Shred into bite-sized pieces.
Preheat a griddle to medium heat. Drizzle vegetable oil over the griddle then add the shredded chicken and chopped chiles and jalapenos. Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the mix and cook on the griddle for 5 minutes. Add the diced tomato and shredded cheese to combine. The cheese will hit the flattop and get melty and golden and crispy on some parts.
Once the chicken is warmed through and slightly crispy, slather the mayo on both sides of the bolillo and place on the griddle. Toast for 2 minutes then turn over.
Use spatulas to set the cooked chicken onto the bottom half of the bread, then remove both pieces of bread from the griddle.
Top the chicken with the lettuce, cilantro and onions. Top the sandwich with the other piece of toasted bread then cut in half to serve.

Notes

You can mix and match this until your blue in the face! Want to use something besides chicken - great! Beef is another one of my favorite! Want to use another cheese - be my guest!

The key for this recipe is the griddle. That really gets a nice sear on the chicken, allows the cheese to melt and caramelize. And just incorporates everything together in such a lovely way.

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