# Chicken Tinga Tostadas

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 whole chicken breast
- 1 whole yellow onion
- 2 whole bay leaves
- 1 tbsp chicken bouillon
- 3 whole roma tomatoes
- 1 can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 tbsp chicken bouillon
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 splash olive oil
- 1/2 whole yellow onion
- 1 whole tostada shells
- 1 dollop crema
- 1 handful lettuce

## Instructions

1. Place chicken breasts in a pot with one whole onion, two bay leaves, and a tablespoon of chicken bouillon. Cover with water and boil until cooked through.
2. Add three roma tomatoes to the boiling water to soften.
3. Remove softened tomatoes and place them in a blender along with the chipotle peppers, another tablespoon of chicken bouillon, and a splash of chicken stock. Blend until smooth.
4. Sauté sliced onion in a pan with olive oil.
5. Pour the blended sauce into the pan with the sautéed onions.
6. Shred the cooked chicken using a stand mixer.
7. Add the shredded chicken to the sauce and stir to combine.
8. Assemble the tostadas by spreading crema on a tostada shell, topping with a portion of the chicken tinga, and garnishing with shredded lettuce.

## Equipment

- pot
- tongs
- blender
- frying pan
- wooden spoon
- stand mixer
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYitYVIIw7H/?stkn=eDg5MGF3NjZmdjZq https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYitYVIIw7H/?stkn=eDg5MGF3NjZmdjZq
- Creator: Aelen 🤍
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4a0e9f07-fe3f-4bbd-a04f-1e21113010ab
- Extracted: 2026-09-21

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