Chicken Torta Sandwiches

Last year while visiting my parents in Arizona they took me to a yummy torta shop, Los Reyes de la Tortas.  I can't believe I had never had one before then.  Since trying it and loving it, I have tried a few times to recreate it at home and am loving this gringo version I came up with.

Chicken Torta Sandwiches
Recipe by Kathee


Ingredients:

2 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 cup salsa verde
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup nacho cheddar cheese sauce (I like Ricos)
1 rotisserie-style chicken, skin discarded and meat shredded OR
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
8 sandwich rolls, split
1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
15 oz. can of refried beans
Avocado slices
Lettuce

Directions:

Combine garlic, salsa verde, sour cream and nacho sauce in a skillet.  Add shredded chicken and stir until combined.  Cook on low heat until heated through.  Meanwhile, heat up the refried beans in a pot on the stove.  To prepare the sandwiches, smear a couple of spoonfulls of refried beans onto the top sandwich bun.  Place some shredded chicken on the bottom bun.  Top the chicken with shredded cheese, avocado slices and lettuce.  Top with the refried bean bun and ENJOY!  Of course, half my kids refused to eat this, but they made nachos with the chicken and loved it!

Here is another version that I have tried and also liked very much:


Pulled Chicken Sammies
Recipe from Taste and Tell

 Ingredients:

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 small red onion, chopped (of course I skipped this ingredient)
2 cloves garlic, chopped
juice of 1 lime
1 tablespoon honey
1 1/2 cups salsa verde
1/2 cup sour cream
1 rotisserie-style chicken, skin discarded and meat shredded
4 sandwich rolls, split
1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
Directions:

Preheat the broiler. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the lime juice and honey, then stir in the salsa and heat through. Mix in the sour cream. Add sauce a little at a time to your bowl of shredded chicken. YOU MAY NOT NEED ALL THE SAUCE depending on how much shredded chicken you have. Stir in the sauce to coat.

Pile the chicken mixture on the roll bottoms. Top with the cheese and broil to melt.