Instant Pot® Chicken Tinga Tostadas

Shredded chicken cooked in the Instant Pot® with a zesty, thick sauce is piled onto crispy tortillas in this flavorful chicken tinga tostada recipe.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 267 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 (5 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 4 cloves garlic, whole
• 2 dried ancho chile peppers
• 2 large tomatoes, cored
• 1 medium roasted red pepper
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped, divided
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
• 4 crispy tostada shells

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stem and seed chile peppers. Place peppers in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 10 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup soaking water.

Step 2

Rub tomatoes with 1 teaspoon oil and place in a baking dish.

Step 3

Broil tomatoes in the preheated oven until they are starting to split and sizzle, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven.

Step 4

Place chile peppers, reserved soaking water, tomatoes, roasted red pepper, 1/2 of the onion, whole garlic cloves, oregano, and cumin in a blender. Blend on medium or high speed until very smooth.

Step 5

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®), add remaining 3 teaspoons oil, and select Saute function. Add remaining onion and saute until tender and starting to turn brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add minced garlic and saute for 1 minute. Pour in blended sauce. Add chicken, ensuring it is covered by the sauce. Cancel Saute function.

Step 6

Select Saute function. Shred chicken and cook until sauce is thick and combined with meat, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 7

Serve on tostada shells.

Step 8

Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

Step 9

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler to low.

Step 10

Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 18 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.