Instant Pot Chicken Tinga

An authentic Mexican recipe with spicy, smoky chicken cooked in onions, tomatoes, and chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.

📝 Ingredients

• 1/2 can chipotle peppers in adobo
• 1 large tomato (quartered)
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 large yellow onion (thinly sliced)
• 2 tomatoes (diced)
• 2 pounds chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional to taste)
• 12 corn tortillas
• 1/2 cup cilantro (chopped )
• 4 radishes (thinly sliced)
• 1 cup cabbage (shredded (purple or green))
• 1 avocado (mashed )
• 1/2 cup pepper jack cheese (or cotija or queso fresco (optional))
• 1 lime (cut in wedges )

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Puree quartered tomato, garlic, and half a can of chipotle peppers with adobo sauce and set aside.
2. 2Turn the Instant Pot to Saute mode and heat oil. Add sliced onions and cook for a minute with a glass lid on. Add diced tomatoes, chicken breasts, broth, and salt. Pour the pureed sauce over the chicken breasts. Pressure Cook for 8 minutes.
3. 3Allow 10 minutes of natural pressure release. Open the Instant Pot, take the chicken out, and shred it using two forks. Put the shredded chicken back in the pot and turn the Instant Pot to Saute mode. Cook for 5 mins or until the sauce thickens to the desired consistency. Adjust salt and add cayenne pepper to taste.
4. 4To serve: Cook the corn tortilla directly over medium flame until it gets a few charred marks. Serve with cabbage, red onions, cilantro, avocado, cheese, and a squeeze of fresh lime.