Chicken Tinga Tostadas

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Set your pan to medium heat with olive oil.
  2. 2Once the oil's hot enough, add in your thinly sliced onions, your diced jalapeños.
  3. 3Once those have cooked down, add in your garlic.
  4. 4Add in the pickled jalapeño with the juice, the chopped chilies in adobo and your spices.
  5. 5Stirring consistently so they don't burn.
  6. 6Then add in your salsa, and the cooked chicken.
  7. 7Add in your hot water and increase the heat to a boil.
  8. 8Once it's at a boil, turn the heat down to low, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
  9. 9After 10 minutes, give it a taste and add anything you think it might need.
  10. 10On a baking sheet, put down your tostadas and put on the chicken and layer it with some cheese.
  11. 11Then you're gonna put it in your oven or air fryer on a broil setting just to melt the top.
  12. 12Once the cheese is nice and melted, you can top it with pico de gallo, hot sauce, sour cream, whatever you like.

Ingredients

  • tostada shells
  • shredded cheese
  • 3 cups cooked chicken
  • 2 cups salsa
  • 8 chilies packed in adobo
  • 0.25 cup chopped pickled jalapeños
  • 3 tbsp jalapeño juice
  • 1 large onion
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 jalapeño seeded
  • 0.5 cup water
  • 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 2 tsp taco seasoning
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 0.25 tsp turmeric
  • 2 bay leaves
  • sour cream
  • pico de gallo

Equipment

panbaking sheet