Chicken Tinga Recipe

Chicken Tinga [teen - GA], a shredded chicken taco or tostada filling prepared with sliced onions and a tomato chipotle sauce is a full-flavored crowd pleaser. It has a smoky flavor with just enough heat from the chipotle.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 pound whole boneless chicken breast
• 4 plum tomatoes
• 1 1/4 large white onions
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 2 tablespoons canned chipotle
• 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• Salt to taste

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1SHREDDED CHICKEN
2. 2In a large saucepan cover the chicken with an inch of water.
3. 3Bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. 4Remove chicken from the cooking water. Save the broth.
5. 5Allow chicken to cool to the touch.
6. 6Finely shred the chicken. Cut the chicken into 1" pieces then pull apart wth your fingers.
7. 7CHIPOTLE TOMATO SAUCE
8. 8Clean, seed and chop the tomatoes.
9. 9Add tomatoes to you blender.
10. 10Add 2 tablespoons canned chipotle to blender. Use 3 tablespoons of chipotle if you prefer it spicier.
11. 11Add 1 clove of garlic, 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano to blender jar, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper to blender.
12. 12Then add 1 cup of the reserved chicken broth.
13. 13Blend until smooth. About 1 minute.
14. 14PREPARATION
15. 15Thinly slice 1 large white onion. Yields approximately 1 1/2 cups.
16. 16Slice 2 cloves of garlic.
17. 17Preheat a large frying pan over medium-low heat and add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil.
18. 18Add the sliced onions to the pan. Cook until the onion starts to become translucent about 4 minutes. Do not allow the onion to brown.
19. 19Add the sliced garlic to the pan cook for 1 more minute.
20. 20Turn the heat to medium and slowly pour the sauce into the pan with the onions and garlic.
21. 21Cook for 5 minutes. The sauce will start to reduce.
22. 22Turn the heat to low
23. 23Add the shredded chicken to the pan and mix well with the sauce.
24. 24Cover the pan and allow to simmer for 20 minutes. During this time the sauce will reduce even more and coat the chicken and onion.
25. 25Salt to taste.
26. 26Serve as a taco or tostada filling.