Homemade Chalupas Recipe: Crispy, Flavorful, and Easy to Make!

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Tofu is a plant-based alternative, canned chicken is more affordable.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in fat, processed cheese is cheaper.

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: banana peppers

💰Cheaper: green bell peppers

Banana peppers are milder, green bell peppers are less expensive.

In a bowl, put enough olive oil to marinate all the chicken and add the seasonings and salt.

Cut the mini filets into thin strips and marinate them for approximately 1 hour.

Mix and knead the flour with the yogurt, baking powder, and salt until you obtain a firm but soft dough.

Optionally add a splash of oil and let rest for at least half an hour.

Cut tomatoes into cubes.

Cut lettuce into fine julienne.

Cut onion into fine julienne.

Roll out the chalupas with a rolling pin and cut into circles.

Sauté the chicken with a little olive oil and salt until golden brown.

Fry at 180° for a short time so that they are barely golden on the outside and soft on the inside.

In the middle of frying, fold them in the middle and finish frying.

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