Chicken Tinga Recipe
Chicken Tinga is a sweet, smokey, and spicy authentic Mexican dish that's made in the slow cooker. Perfect for tacos and so easy to make with only 10-minutes of prep!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 46kcal
Ingredients
- 3 each boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 large red onion diced fine
- 15 ounces tomato puree
- 2 each chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (whole or chopped)
- 2 Tablespoon adobo sauce
- 1 each bay leaf
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Serving
- Taco shells Soft or Hard
- Cilantro leaves
- Chopped red onion
Instructions
- Spray a 4-quart slow cooker/crock pot (you can use a larger too) with cooking oil and add all the ingredients into the crock.
- Cook 2-3 hours on HIGH or LOW for 4-5 hours.
- Remove the chicken and shred it. Return into the cooker.
- Serve with your favorite toppings.
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Notes
Flavor: a little spicy, with flavors of tomato chicken.
Use tomato puree (tomato sauce and tomato passata can be used but have less flavor and taste more bland)
For more flavor you can add ground paprika (sweet or smoked).
Use tomato puree (tomato sauce and tomato passata can be used but have less flavor and taste more bland)
For more flavor you can add ground paprika (sweet or smoked).
Nutrition
Calories: 46kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 0.5mg | Sodium: 1548mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg