Easy Chicken Tinga

Name: Easy Chicken Tinga
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American, TexMex
Ingredients: 14 ½ ounce can diced fire roasted tomatoes; 1 small white onion finely chopped; 4 large cloves garlic finely chopped; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano; 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (your choice of mild, medium or hot); 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce; 2 skin-on, bone-in chicken breast halves 1 ½ to 2 pounds; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:1h

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:37:01 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories173.9 kcal (9%)

Total Fat7.9 g (11%)

Carbs6.2 g (2%)

Sugars2.5 g (3%)

Protein18.5 g (37%)

Sodium404.7 mg (20%)

Fiber1.8 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

14.5 ouncecan diced fire roasted tomatoes

1white onion

small, finely chopped

4 clovesgarlic

large, finely chopped

1 teaspoonground cumin

1 teaspoonmexican oregano

1 teaspoonchipotle chile powder

1 teaspoonsmoked paprika

your choice of mild, medium or hot

3chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

2chicken breast halves

skin-on, bone-in

salt

to taste

freshly ground black pepper

to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Stir together tomatoes, onion, garlic, cumin, oregano, chile powder, smoked paprika, and chipotle peppers in adobo sauce in a large saucepan. bring to simmer over medium-high heat. Place chicken breasts into mixture, season with salt and pepper. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low, simmer 45 minutes to an hour.

Step 2

When chicken breasts are tender and shreddable, transfer to plate until cool enough to handle.

Step 3

While chicken cools, cook sauce over medium high heat until thickened (should have a chunky salsa consistency), 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

Step 4

remove and discard skin and bones from chicken. With two forks, shred the meat. Return chicken to sauce and place over medium heat. cook and stir until chicken is coated and heated through. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve as desired.