- prep: 1 hr
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 1 hr
Summary
Known as tinga in Mexico, this popular tostada topping is tastiest with the addition of crumbled Mexican chorizo (a fresh sausage, unlike dried Spanish chorizo).
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 2 pounds skinless, bone-in chicken thighs
- 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes, drained
- 3 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of ground cloves
- 1 medium white onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 4 ounces fresh Mexican chorizo (about 1/2 cup), casings removed, crumbled, fried until almost crisp (optional)
- 16 small corn tortillas or store-bought crispy tostada shells
- Vegetable oil (for frying; if needed)
- Kosher salt (if needed)
- 1 1/2 cups Creamy Black Bean Spread
- Shredded iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced white onion, crema (Mexican salted cream) or sour cream, queso fresco, cilantro leaves with tender stems (for serving)
- A candy or deep-fry thermometer
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 141 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 5 g 7.19%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 6.22%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 107 mg 35.53%
- Sodium: 2996 mg 124.84%
- Calcium: 13 mg 1.27%
- Potassium: 283 mg 8.08%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 5.44%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 1 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 0.56%
- Sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 0.86%
- Vitamin C 1.65%
- Vitamin D 0.28%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat0
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat3
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total3 oz-eq