Drowned Chicken Sandwiches

Name: Drowned Chicken Sandwiches (Tortas Ahogadas)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 torta rolls, cut in half horizontally; 2 tomatoes, sliced crosswise; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; Leaves of 2 sprigs fresh oregano; 2 avocados, preferably Hass variety, peeled and sliced; 2 cups My Refried Beans; 1 cup Roasted Tomato-Chipotle Salsa; 1 pound Tinga de Pollo Poblana

Tortas Ahogadas

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food

By Ivy Stark

Published 2013

About

In this Mexican version of the Sloppy Joe, flavorful Chicken Tinga is ahogada or “drowned” under smoky Roasted Tomato-Chipotle Salsa.

Ingredients

2 cups My Refried Beans
1 cup Roasted Tomato-Chipotle Salsa

Americas
Mexico
Sandwich
Main course

Method

Prepare the My Refried Beans and Roasted Tomato-Chipotle Salsa and keep warm. Heat the Chicken Tinga.
Spread the refried beans on the bottom portion of each torta roll. Spoon the chicken over the refried beans. Top with tomato, avocado, and onion; sprinkle on the oregano, and add ¼ cup salsa to the top of each torta roll to each to “drown” the sandwiches