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Servings:
4

Chicken Tinga Tostadas

Tinga de Pollo is a Mexican stewed chicken cooked in a chipotle sauce. You can also use this chicken to make tinga tacos, burritos, etc.
Total Time
45min
Chicken Tinga Tostadas Recipe | SideChef
4.0 
1 Rating
Author: In the Kitchen with Jonny
Servings: 
4

Ingredients

Shredded Chicken
•
2 lb
Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
 or Chicken Thigh
•
1 tsp
Dried Oregano
•
1/2
Onion , quartered
•
1 clove
Garlic , crushed
•
2 tsp
Chicken Bouillon Powder
•
2 cups
Water
Tinga Sauce
•
5
Plum Tomatoes
•
2 cloves
Garlic
•
2
Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
•
1/2 cup
Chicken Broth
•
to taste
Salt
•
1
Yellow Onion , sliced
•
2 Tbsp
Cooking Oil
Assembly
•
1 pckg
Tostada Shells
•
to taste
Lettuce
•
to taste
Tomatoes
•
to taste
Sour Cream
•
to taste
Queso Fresco
•
to taste
Avocados

Cooking Instructions

1. 
In a pot add the Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts (2 lb) , Dried Oregano (1 tsp) , Onion (1/2) , Garlic (1 clove) , Chicken Bouillon Powder (2 tsp) and Water (2 cups) to poach the chicken. Stir everything together. Bring to a boil, bring heat to low, cover and poach for 30 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked. Then shredded it with 2 forks or your fingers.
2. 
For the sauce, in a blender add Plum Tomatoes (5) , Garlic (2 cloves) , Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce (2) , Chicken Broth (1/2 cup) and Salt (to taste) . Blend together and set aside.
3. 
In a large pot over medium heat, add the Cooking Oil (2 Tbsp) and cook the Yellow Onion (1) for about 5 minutes until they softened. Add the tomato sauce, then mix and simmer for 7-10 minutes until it thickens a little.
4. 
Add shredded chicken and stir to combine. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. 
Serve on top of a Tostada Shells (1 pckg) and top with Lettuce (to taste) , Tomatoes (to taste) , Sour Cream (to taste) , Queso Fresco (to taste) and Avocados (to taste) .

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES
779
FAT
27.8 g
PROTEIN
54.9 g
CARBS
73.2 g
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