Flaming Hot Frito Crusted Chicken Torta

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: low-fat yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Low-fat yogurt provides similar tanginess with fewer calories.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while still melting well.

Slice tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos.

Prepare a pan with oil and heat it to about 350°F.

Use 28 count flamin hot mix, specifically flamin hot cheetos for the crust.

Season the chicken well.

Dip the chicken into the egg, then into the flour, back into the egg, and finally into the crushed flamin hot cheetos.

Fry the chicken in the hot oil until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.

Remove the chicken from the pan and let it sit for 10 minutes.

Butter the bolillo and toast it.

Assemble the torta by spreading mayonnaise on the bolillo, then adding refried beans, the fried chicken, spicy sour cream, onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, and lettuce.

Top with the other half of the bolillo and press down.

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