Recipe: Tex-Mex Tortilla Stack with Chicken (no cooking)

TEX-MEX TORTILLA STACK

1 (9 oz.) pkg. (2 cups) frozen chopped cooked chicken, thawed
1 cup finely chopped, peeled jicama
1/2 cup taco sauce
8 (10-inch) flour tortillas
1 (6 oz.) container frozen avocado dip, thawed
2 cups chopped lettuce
1 (16 oz.) can refried beans with green chili peppers or Mexican-style beans, drained and mashed
1 (8 oz.) carton reduced-fat or regular dairy sour cream
1/2 cup chopped red sweet pepper
1/3 cup sliced green onion
1 cup shredded lower-fat or regular cheddar cheese, or Monterey jack cheese with jalapeno peppers
1/4 cup sliced pitted ripe olives
Taco sauce (optional)

In a medium mixing bowl combine chicken, jicama, and the 1/2 cup taco sauce; set aside.

Place one of the flour tortillas on a platter. Spread with half of the chicken mixture. Spread half of the avocado dip onto a second tortilla; place, avocado side up, atop chicken. Sprinkle with half of the lettuce. Top with a third tortilla; spread with half of the beans. Top with another tortilla; add half each of the sour cream, red pepper, green onion and cheese.

Repeat layers, ending with remaining sour cream, red pepper, green onion, and cheese. Sprinkle with olives. Serve right away or cover and chill for up to 3 hours.

TO SERVE, cut into wedges. Pass taco sauce.

Makes 8 main-dish servings
Source: Better Homes and Gardens magazine, July 1993