Chicken Tostadas

A tasty Mexican dish. Braise some chicken in spiced up broth then shred, spice some more and add to a toasted tortilla and then top with your favorite toppings. Nothing can go wrong with all that going for you.

I had a couple of skinless boneless chicken breast that I had slated for a roasting but they were huge and would not roast well. Plus I want Mexican tonight so I modified one of last years top posts Spicy Mexican Shredded Pork Tostadas (Tinga)  into a chicken recipe. Excellantoooo...


Rating

 Almost a five.

Notes: You can braise the chicken on the stove top like I did. Or a couple of hours covered in a 300 degree oven or even 3-4 hours on high in a crock pot. Take your choice.

Trim about 1 1/2 pounds skinless boneless chicken breast. That is 3 normal size ones or two huge breasts. Slice into 1/2 inch slices.

In a large pan, combine a 14oz can chicken broth, one medium chipped onion, 2 T chili powder,1 t cumin, and 1/2 t garlic powder.

 Add the sliced chicken.

Bring to boil, then cover and decrease heat to simmer. You can braise the chicken on the stove top like I did. Or a couple of hours covered in a 300 degree oven or even 3-4 hours on high in a crock pot. Take your choice.

 Simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

 Remove the chicken to a cutting board and shred with two forks. Discard liquid.

Add 1 t oil to pan and add the chicken back over medium high heat. Add 1 T chili powder, 1/2 t salt, 1/2 t cumin, 1/4 - 1/2 t cayenne and 1/4 t chipotle powder. Then add 8 oz tomato sauce. Cook for about 5 minutes until starting to brown a little.

Making the Tostadas

Add about 1/4 cup vegetable oil to a flat bottom pan and heat over medium high heat until shimmering. 

 Poke a fork multiple times into a six inch corn tortilla. Place in oil and hold down with a spatula.

Brown on each side for about 2 minutes then move to a paper towel covered plate to drain, sprinkle lightly with salt. Repeat until you have the desired number of tostadas.

Assemble to your preference. Suggestions: sour cream, cheeses, tomato, green onion, cilantro, avocado or whatever you want.

Chicken Tostadas

by DrDan at 101 Cooking for Two January-8-2012

A tasty Mexican dish. Braise some chicken in spiced up broth then shred, spice some more and add to a toasted tortilla and then top with your favorite toppings. Nothing can go wrong with all that going for you.

Ingredients

• about 1 1/2 pounds skinless boneless chicken breast
• a 14oz can chicken broth
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 2 T chili powder
• 1 t cumin
• 1/2 t garlic powder

Part Two

• 1 T chili powder
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/2 t cumin
• 1/4 -1/2 t cayenne
• 1/4 t chipolte powder
• 8 oz. tomato sauce

The Tostadas

• 1/4 cup oil
• six inch corn (or other) tortillas
• salt if you want

Instructions

1) Trim about 1 1/2 pounds skinless boneless chicken breast. That is 3 normal size ones or two huge breasts. Slice into 1/2 inch slices.2) In a large pan, combine a 14oz can chicken broth, one medium chipped onion, 2 T chili powder,1 t cumin, and 1/2 t garlic powder. Add the sliced chicken.3) Bring to boil, then cover and decrease heat to simmer. You can braise the chicken on the stove top like I did. Or a couple of hours covered in a 300 degree oven or even 3-4 hours on high in a crock pot. Take your choice.4) Simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove the chicken to a cutting board and shred with two forks. Discard liquid.5) Add 1 t oil to pan and add the chicken back over medium high heat. Add 1 T chili powder, 1/2 t salt, 1/2 t cumin, 1/4 - 1/2 t cayenne and 1/4 t chipotle powder. Then add 8 oz tomato sauce. Cook for about 5 minutes until starting to brown a little. 6) Make the Tostadas. Add about 1/4 cup vegetable oil to a flat bottom pan and heat over medium high heat until shimmering. 7) Poke a fork multiple times into a six inch corn tortilla. Place in oil and hold down with a spatula.8) Brown on each side for about 2 minutes then move to a paper towel covered plate to drain, sprinkle lightly with salt. Repeat until you have the desired number of tostadas.9) Assemble to your preference. Suggestions: sour cream, cheeses, tomato, green onion, cilantro, avocado or whatever you want.

Details

Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 2 hour Total time: 2 hour 5 mins Yield: 8 serving

Updated

January 8 2012

DrDan