Chicken Tinga Tostadas
Chicken Tinga Tostadas are flavor packed and piled high with lettuce, red onion, tomato, sour cream and cotija cheese! A delicious dinner the whole family will love.
Servings: 12 Tostadas
Calories: 233kcal
Ingredients
Chicken Tinga
- 6 tomatoes (roma or variety of choice)
- 3-4 medium chicken breast (boneless skinless, approximately 2 pounds)
- 1 medium onion (peeled and quartered)
- 1 can chipotle peppers in adobo (6-7 ounce can)
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon Mexican oregano (or regular dried oregano)
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon chili flakes
- 2-3 cups water
Tostadas
- 12 tostada shells
- 1 can refried beans
- 1 head iceberg lettuce (shredded)
- ½ cup cotija cheese (crumbled)
- ½ medium red onion (finely diced)
- 1 tomato (seeds removed and diced)
- ½ cup sour cream (or store bought chipotle crema)
- Cilantro (or parsley, for garnish (optional))
Instructions
- Cut the tomatoes into large wedges and place in a blender.
- In a large pot add the chicken, onion, chipotle peppers in adobo, garlic, salt, oregano, cumin, chili powder and chili flakes. Add enough water to cover the chicken (about 2-3 cups). On medium heat bring the pot to a boil.
- Use a spoon or skimmer to remove and fat that cooks out of the chicken. Simmer for about 13-15 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165*F.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside on a cutting board or in a bowl.
- Transfer 2 cups of the broth from the pot to the blender.
- Use a slotted spoon or strainer to remove all of the onions, garlic, and chipotle peppers in adobo from the broth and transfer to the blender.
- Puree the sauce until smooth.
- Use two forks to shred the chicken into bite sized pieces and transfer to a large skillet or frying pan. Pour the tomato sauce over the chicken and bring to a simmer on medium heat.
- Simmer the chicken and sauce for about 8-10 minutes or until the sauce has thickened and reduced. Season to taste with salt.
- To assemble the tostadas, in a microwave safe container microwave the refried beans for 30 seconds. Spread a thin layer of beans on each tostada.
- Top each tostada with chicken, shredded lettuce, tomato, red onion, cotija cheese and a dollop of sour cream (tip: transfer the sour cream to a squeeze bottle or plastic bag with the corner cut off and drizzle the sour cream). Enjoy!
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