Chicken Tinga Tacos (Instant Pot)

These chicken tinga tacos come together so easily in the instant pot. Tinga sauce is a blend of southwest flavors like tomatillos, chipotle peppers in adobo and fire roasted tomatoes. A vibrant red sauce with a medium amount of heat. Served on corn tortillas with avocado.

📝 Ingredients

• 5 tomatillos, husks removed and cleaned
• 1/2 onion, rough chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, smashed
• 3 Chipotle peppers in adobo
• 15 oz can Fire Roasted tomatoes
• 1/2 tsp Oregano
• 1/4 tsp Cumin
• 1/2 tsp salt, like 3 pinches
• 1 c chicken broth
• 2 lb chicken breast
• Corn tortillas
• 2 avocados, mashed (or cut up)
• Oil
• Limes, cut into wedges for squeezing on the tacos
• Cotija cheese
• Cilantro

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Heat a cast iron skillet to high heat
2. 2Add the whole tomatillos, charring the sides a...: Add the whole tomatillos, charring the sides a bit, remove from the heat and cut into large chunks
3. 3Turn the skillet heat down to medium
4. 4Drizzle in some oil (sunflower oil works best)
5. 5Add the onions and garlic with a pinch...: Add the onions and garlic with a pinch of salt, saute until the onions are transluscent
6. 6Add the chopped tomatillos, chipotle peppers, fire roasted...: Add the chopped tomatillos, chipotle peppers, fire roasted tomatoes, oregano, cumin, salt and chicken broth
7. 7Bring to a low bubble and cook for...: Bring to a low bubble and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally
8. 8Turn the heat off and transfer to a...: Turn the heat off and transfer to a blender (careful, the sauce is hot and you may want to let this cool slightly before blending) *see note
9. 9Add some of the sauce to the bottom...: Add some of the sauce to the bottom of the instant pot, followed by the chicken breasts (poke a few holes in the chicken with a knife), and the rest of the sauce on top
10. 10Put the instant pot lid on, make sure...: Put the instant pot lid on, make sure the vent is closed
11. 11Cook for 17 minutes
12. 12Slow release for 10 minutes
13. 13Take out the chicken and shred it, return...: Take out the chicken and shred it, return to the pot, mix everything together
14. 14Sauce will thicken as it cools (looks very...: Sauce will thicken as it cools (looks very runny at first)
15. 15Use a fork to mash the avocados with...: Use a fork to mash the avocados with some salt and lime juice to make a quick and easy guacamole (optionally just cut up avocado and serve with the tacos)
16. 16Serve with corn tortillas, mashed avocados, diced onions,...: Serve with corn tortillas, mashed avocados, diced onions, cotija cheese, cilantro and lime wedges