Tostadas de Tinga de Pollo (Shredded Chicken and Salsa Tostadas)
Updated April 28, 2025
- Total Time
- 35 minutes
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 25 minutes
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Ingredients
- 4ounces smoked bacon, sliced crosswise into thin strips
- 1medium white onion, chopped, plus more for serving
- 2(15-ounce) cans black beans, undrained
- 1chipotle chile in adobo, chopped, plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
- Kosher salt (optional)
- 2cups cooked shredded chicken (from a roast chicken or rotisserie chicken)
- 1½ cups salsa, such as guajillo or aguacate ahumado salsa
- 8tostadas
- 4ounces queso fresco, crumbled
- Cilantro leaves and tender stems, for serving
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
1030 calories; 48 grams fat; 21 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 17 grams monounsaturated fat; 6 grams polyunsaturated fat; 99 grams carbohydrates; 17 grams dietary fiber; 7 grams sugars; 56 grams protein; 2760 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Place the bacon in a large (room-temperature) skillet, preferably cast-iron, and heat over medium-high. (Starting in an unheated skillet allows the bacon fat to melt as the pan heats and will keep the bacon from sticking.) Cook, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is browned and crispy, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a small heatproof bowl.
- Step 2
Add the onion to the bacon fat in the skillet and cook over medium-high heat, tossing occasionally, until tender and brown, about 6 minutes.
- Step 3
Add the black beans and their liquid, the bacon, chipotle and adobo sauce and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has reduced slightly, about 5 minutes.
- Step 4
Using a potato masher, smash the beans until almost no whole beans remain and the mixture is thick, smooth, and creamy — the consistency of sour cream. Remove from the heat, taste, and season with salt if desired. The refried beans will thicken as they sit.
- Step 5
In a medium saucepan over medium high, heat the chicken and salsa, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is completely coated and warmed through. Taste and season with salt if desired.
- Step 6
Spread about ⅓ cup of the refried beans over each tostada. Top with about ½ cup of the chicken tinga, the queso fresco, cilantro and chopped onion.
- The tinga can be made up to 5 days ahead. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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A tostada is a crispy tortilla that is eaten flat with or without toppings. Typically, when someone speaks of a tostada, toppings that come to mind are beans and chicken tinga (like this recipe) with chopped lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, onions, sour cream, cheese, etc.
And maybe a fresh flour tortilla as big as a pillow case. Lived in Tucson way back. Miss it very much, esp. the food!
Yes, that definitely is!
I wouldn’t use rotisserie chicken here—we did, and between the salted chicken and the sauce we used (Cholula birria simmer sauce) it was far too salty. The beans were good, but I think I’ll stick to the honey chipotle chicken recipe over this one. This wasn’t actually any less work than that one, and the payoff isn’t even close.
Who calculates the calories on these recipes. There is no way on earth that one tostada is 1000 calories. More like 300.
This is a home run! And, unusually, the 35 min. timing is accurate. Maybe kick up the beans in ratio to the chicken. Cut the chipotle in half in the salsa and you will still have a lovely moderate heat if you don't like spicy.