Tinga Tostadas

5 from 4 votes

These Tinga Tostadas are an easy weeknight dinner that include rotisserie chicken and a slightly spicy sauce, served over baked tostadas with refried beans and toppings. Make these for your family and they'll be coming back for seconds!

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword restaurant style refried beans, tinga tostadas

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings tostadas

Calories 159kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion - chopped
1 ½ cups tomatoes - I used cherry tomatoes
2 cloves garlic - minced
15 oz. fire-roasted diced tomatoes
2 chipotle peppers in adobe sauce - or about 1/4 cup
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon onion powder
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper - to taste
4 cups cooked and shredded chicken breasts
16 tostadas
refried beans, Cotija cheese, pico de gallo - to serve

Instructions

Prep chicken. If using rotisserie chicken, shred the chicken. You can also make your own chicken by baking it (don’t forget to add seasonings first) at a low temp until done.
4 cups cooked and shredded chicken breasts
Make sauce. In a sauce pan, saute the onions and tomatoes in a little bit of oil. When soft, add the garlic and seasonings (ground cumin, onion powder, salt, and pepper) and cook for another minute.
1 Tablespoon olive oil, 1 large onion, 1 ½ cups tomatoes, 2 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon onion powder, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Blend sauce. Add the sautéed mixture to a blender. Then add the adobe peppers and canned tomatoes, and blend until smooth.
2 chipotle peppers in adobe sauce, 15 oz. fire-roasted diced tomatoes
Add back to pan. Add the sauce back to the pot and cook on low for about 15 minutes. Then add the chicken and heat through.
Bake tostadas. In a preheated 400 degree oven, bake the tostadas on a sheet pan (prepped with parchment paper) for about 8-10 minutes.
16 tostadas
Assemble. Immediately assemble tostadas – a thin layer of the refried beans, the chicken Tinga, and toppings, like crumbled cotija cheese, chopped tomatoes and cilantro, and sliced avocado.
refried beans, Cotija cheese, pico de gallo
Serve. Serve these tostadas with side dishes of your choice.

Notes

*I recommend making a batch of my homemade refried beans ahead of time. These are so good on almost anything Tex-Mex!

Have you tried my Crunchy Shrimp Tostadas? They are SO delicious too!

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