Chicken Tinga

Chicken Tinga combines Mexican flavors of fire roasted tomatoes, chipotle pepper and spices for a juicy and delicious chicken recipe that can be enjoyed in tacos, tostadas, burritos and more!
Ingredients
- 4 pieces chicken breasts
- 3 chicken bouillon
- 1 tsp salt
- 4-5 cups water
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 can fire roasted tomato
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce diced
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- 1
--- Shredded Chicken ---
- 2
In a large cooking pan add water, chicken bouillon, salt and chicken. Over medium high heat, cook chicken for 20-25 minutes.
- 3
Once the chicken is done, remove it from pan and shred it. Reserve the broth to use in the sauce.
- 4
--- Chicken Tinga Sauce ---
- 5
Add all ingredients in a food processor, except for olive oil. Puree it.
- 6
--- Chicken Tinga ---
- 7
In a large pan, over medium high heat, add olive oil and heat it.
- 8
Add the shredded chicken and sauce. Use some of the chicken broth in which the chicken was boiled to thin the sauce if needed.
- 9
Place a lid on the pan and bring it to a boil. Cook for 10 more minutes uncovered until sauce is thick.
- 10
Enjoy!
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