We love making Tostadas over here! Tostadas are pretty cheap and come together nice and quick! Although, this meal is very beloved, making tostadas the same way every time can get old. Thus, I present to you Chicken Tinga Tostadas. The chicken has a fantastic chipotle flavor that adds some “zing” to your tostadas.
Chicken Tostadas are a Cheap Meal!
Let’s cut to the chase, Beef Tostadas are a favorite “Mom” meal because they are easy, delicious and budget friendly. They are especially inexpensive, if you make your own tostada shells. I’ll be honest with you, frying the shells yourself does take away from the awesome convenience factor. However, if you prepare the shells earlier in the day and then reheat them in the oven, it requires less time during dinner prep. I love to use my deep fryer to fry my tostada shells and so I rarely make them ahead of time because the deep fryer is pretty quick. You have to balance convenience verses cost. I choose to make them most of the time because I like the taste and I really like to save money, even if it’s just a couple bucks!
If you like Chicken Tinga Tostadas, then you will like these Recipes
Chicken Tinga Tacos from Pinch of Yum
Chicken Tinga Tostadas
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup roughly chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1–2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce chopped
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1⁄2 tsp ground cumin
- 5 Roma Tomatoes, diced (can of crushed fire-roasted tomatoes)
- 1⁄4 chicken stock
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1-2 cooked & shredded chicken breasts (a rotisserie chicken works too!)
Toppings
- 10 (6-inch) corn tortillas or Tostada shells
- 1 Can refried beans
- 2 ripe avocados sliced
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- ½ cup diced red onion
- cheese of your choice (Queso Fresco is delicious)
- 1 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
Sauce:
- Heat a large skillet over medium. When the skillet is warm, add the oil and onion. Sauté for 4 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds more. Stir in the chipotles, oregano, and cumin, and cook for 1 minute. Add in the tomatoes. If you're doing fresh tomatoes, let them cook down a bit, then add the stock and salt. If you're using canned tomatoes, add the stock, and salt at the same time. Bring to a simmer, and cook for 7 minutes.
Blend it:
- Place the tomato mixture in a high-powered or regular blender, and blend until smooth. I like to use my Blendtec
Chicken:
- Return the blended sauce to the pan over low heat. Add the chicken, and cook for 5 minutes. Taste and add more salt if you need.
- Fry The Corn tortillas and salt them. Or use store-bought tostada shells.
- Prepare the toppings. To assemble, top the tortillas with some refried beans, chicken and garnish with the avocado slices, cilantro, red onion, and cheese. Serve with a lime wedge for squeezing. Or whatever sounds delicious.
Products I love!
This page contains affiliate links. This means that if you click a link and buy one of the products on this page, I may receive a commission (at no extra cost to you!) This really helps me keep creating content! This doesn’t effect my opinions or my reviews. Everything I do is to benefit you as the reader, so all of my reviews are as honest and unbiased as possible.
