By Wanderlust Flavors
The Best Chicken Tinga Tacos
6 steps
Prep:25minCook:40min
Chicken Tinga Tacos - the only chicken tinga tacos recipe you will ever need! Spicy, saucy, simple, and so fresh. Recipe is posted with permission from The Minimalist Kitchen (affiliate link) cookbook (although I've taken the liberty of adding "The Best" as a necessary recipe title prefix).
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:00:58 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Great
Glycemic Index
48
Low
Glycemic Load
32
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories645.2 kcal (32%)
Total Fat26.7 g (38%)
Carbs67.7 g (26%)
Sugars6.1 g (7%)
Protein33.1 g (66%)
Sodium488.5 mg (24%)
Fiber8.1 g (29%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings
1 tablespoonolive oil
1 cupsweet onion
roughly chopped
2cloves garlic
minced
1chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
chopped
1 teaspoondried oregano
½ teaspoonground cumin
¾ cupcanned crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
¼ cupchicken stock
½ teaspoonkosher salt
3 cupschicken
shredded, cooked, rotisserie chicken works
10corn tortillas
6 - inch
2avocados
ripe, sliced
¼ cupfresh cilantro
chopped
½ cupred onion
diced
cotija
crumbled
1lime
cut into wedges
Instructions
Step 1
Sauce: Heat a large skillet over medium. Once warm, add the oil and onion. Sauté for 4 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds more. Stir in the chipotles, oregano, and cumin, and toast for 1 minute. Add in the tomatoes, stock, and salt. Bring to a simmer, and cook for 7 minutes
Step 2
Blend: Place the tomato mixture in a high-powered or regular blender, and blend until smooth
Step 3
Chicken: Return the blended sauce to the pan over low heat. Add the chicken, and cook for 5 minutes. Taste and add more salt if necessary
Step 4
Serving: Prepare the garnishes. To assemble, top the tortillas with the chicken and garnish with the avocado slices, cilantro, red onion, and cotija. Serve with a lime wedge for squeezing
Step 5
Notes: Instant Pot Chicken Tinga Tacos: Blend all sauce ingredients (I did not saute them first). Add sauce to Instant Pot along with about a pound of chicken breasts. Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. Shred chicken in sauce and serve
Step 6
Notes: Spiciness: I like to use two chipotle peppers for optimal “medium” spiciness. If you want a mild version, just use one chipotle pepper. If you want it hot hot hot, go for three
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