Habanero Pineapple Chicken Salad Tostadas

Habanero Pineapple Chicken Salad Tostadas

Yield: 25 each 5 oz sides

Ingredients:

  • 5 lbs Reser’s® Simply Chicken Salad (71117.11357)
  • 1/4 each whole Pineapple, peeled, quartered, cored, grilled, and diced
  • ½ cup Orange juice
  • 1 tsp Mexican oregano, whole
  • 3 each Habanero peppers, seeded 
  • 5 each Garlic cloves, peeled
  • 3 Corn tostadas, pre-fried
  • 18 each Corn Tostadas, pre-fried
  • 1 cup Cilantro leaves

Directions:

  1. Grill and cool pineapple quarter.
  2. When cool, dice pineapple into ½-inch pieces and refrigerate.
  3. In a blender, blend the orange juice, oregano, habanero pepper, garlic, and three corn tostadas until smooth.
  4. In a medium bowl, mix the orange-habanero liquid with the Reser’s Simply Chicken Salad and combine with a spatula.
  5. To plate, place 1 Tbsp of the chicken salad below the tostada to keep it from moving around.
  6. Place tostada atop the small amount of chicken salad.
  7. Top tostada with 5 oz of chicken salad.
  8. Garnish with ¼ cup grilled and diced pineapple and 4-5 cilantro leaves.
 

Elote Macaroni and Cheese

Elote Macaroni and Cheese

Yield: 12 each 9 oz entrée

Ingredients:

  • 5 lbs tub Reser’s® Special Request™ Signature Steamtable Macaroni & Cheese (71117.14490)
  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • ½ cup Yellow onion, diced
  • ½ cup Serrano pepper, seeded and minced, divided in half
  • 4 each Garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tsp Paprika
  • 2 tsp Kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp Chipotle pepper powder
  • 2 cups Corn, canned, drained of liquid
  • 1 cup Heavy cream
  • 2 cups Oaxaca cheese, shredded
  • 3 cups Cotija cheese, grated
  • 1 cup Red onion, minced
  • 12 each Cilantro leaves

Directions:

  1. In an 8-quart saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
  2. Add the diced onion, ¼ cup diced Serrano pepper, and minced garlic, and cook to soften without browning.
  3. Add the paprika, salt, and Chipotle powder, and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
  4. Add the canned corn and cream, and cook for 4-5 minutes.
  5. Cover and set aside.
  6. Heat the Reser’s Special Request Signature Steamtable Macaroni & Cheese in a steamer until warmed through, 18-20 minutes.
  7. When heated, empty the mac and cheese bag into the pot with the corn mixture, and mix the shredded Oaxaca cheese to combine.
  8. To serve, place 9 oz mac and cheese into a warmed bowl and top with ¼ cup grated Cotija cheese, 1 Tbsp minced red onion, 1 tsp minced Serrano, and 1 cilantro leaf.