Shredded Chicken for Tostadas (Tinga)

Shredded Chicken for Tostadas (Tinga)

środa, 19 lutego 2014

Shredded Chicken for Tostadas (Tinga)

Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3 -4 chicken breasts
• 3 -4 medium tomatoes, sliced in halves
• 1 (8 ounce) can chipotle chiles
• 3 -4 onions, sliced
• salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup water
• tostadas

Directions

• 1 Place chicken breasts in large pot and add water to cover. Add salt.
• 2 Turn water up to boiling and let simmer until chicken is cooked through.
• 3 Once chicken is cooked, remove from pan and shred. Set aside.
• 4 Heat med-large skillet with oil. Add halved tomatoes and cook about 5-10 minutes.
• 5 Remove tomatoes from skillet and place in blender. Add chipotles to blender with tomatoes (for mild taste only use 1-2 chipotles, add more for more heat).
• 6 Add 1 cup water to blender and about 1 tsp salt. Blend and set aside.
• 7 Place sliced onion in skillet. Cook about 5 minutes. Add salsa to skillet; mix well.
• 8 Mix chicken and salsa together and serve warm on tostadas.