Tostadas de Tinga

Tostadas de Tinga

Updated January 16, 2026

Crispy flat tortillas topped with smoky chipotle chicken, beans, cream, and fresh toppings.

Cook time
55 min
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Ingredients

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Measurement units
  • 8 whole tostadas (or fried tortillas)
  • 2 cup chicken tinga
  • 1 cup refried beans
  • ½ cup Mexican crema
  • ½ cup queso fresco, crumbled
  • 2 cup iceberg lettuce, shredded
  • 1 whole avocado, sliced
  • ½ cup salsa verde or roja

Instructions

Heat the components
Warm chicken tinga and refried beans.
Equipment
  • skillet
Ingredients
  • tinga (2 cup)
  • beans (1 cup)
Assemble to serve
Spread beans on each tostada. Top with chicken tinga, lettuce, avocado, queso fresco, drizzle of crema, and salsa.
Ingredients
  • tostadas (8 whole)
  • lettuce (2 cup)
  • avocado (1 whole)
  • queso (½ cup)
  • crema (½ cup)
  • salsa (½ cup)

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