🌮 Mini Chicken Tinga Tostadas (Spicy, Smoky, and Crunchy)

Name: 🌮 Mini Chicken Tinga Tostadas (Spicy, Smoky, and Crunchy)
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 🍗 300 g cooked shredded chicken (2 cups); 🍅 200 g crushed tomatoes (¾ cup); 🌶️ 1–2 chipotle peppers in adobo, minced; 🧅 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 🧄 2 garlic cloves, minced; 🫒 30 ml vegetable oil (2 tbsp); 🧂 Salt to taste; 🫓 8 small tostada shells or mini corn tortillas; 🥑 1 avocado, sliced; 🥣 Mexican crema or sour cream for topping

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Description

These bite-sized tostadas are layered with shredded chicken simmered in a smoky chipotle-tomato sauce. Served on crispy tortillas and topped with crema and avocado — they disappear faster than you can say “¡más, por favor!”

Ingredients

🍗 300 g cooked shredded chicken (2 cups)
🍅 200 g crushed tomatoes (¾ cup)
🌶️ 1–2 chipotle peppers in adobo, minced
🧅 1 small onion, thinly sliced
🧄 2 garlic cloves, minced
🫒 30 ml vegetable oil (2 tbsp)
🧂 Salt to taste
🫓 8 small tostada shells or mini corn tortillas
🥑 1 avocado, sliced
🥣 Mexican crema or sour cream for topping

Preparation

1️⃣ Sauté base: Heat oil in a pan. Add onions and garlic, sauté until soft.
2️⃣ Add sauce: Stir in tomatoes and chipotle peppers. Simmer for 5 min.
3️⃣ Shred & coat: Add chicken to the sauce. Simmer for 10–12 min until thick and coated.
4️⃣ Assemble: Spoon warm tinga onto tostada shells. Top with avocado, crema, and cilantro.
5️⃣ Serve: Finish with a squeeze of lime and serve immediately while crispy.

Total Time

🛠️ Prep: 10 min
🔥 Cook: 15 min
🕒 Total: 25 min

Nutritional Value

🔥 190 kcal
💪 Protein: 12 g
🧈 Fat: 10 g (Saturated: 2 g)
🍞 Carbohydrates: 12 g
🧂 Sodium: 360 mg

Advice

For extra crunch, bake your own tostadas: brush tortillas with oil and bake at 200°C (400°F) until golden.

Status

🌮 Crispy tostadas loaded with smoky chicken tinga and avocado.
Bold, bite-sized, and impossible to stop at one.
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