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TINGA CHICKEN RECIPE
This Chicken Tinga recipe is one of the easiest dinners you will ever make - on your table in less than 25 minutes! Chicken Tinga, or tinga de pollo, is a Mexican dish consisting of shredded chicken in a saucy, smoky, spicy tomato chipotle sauce. It’s not only quick and easy, but healthy, exploding with flavor and wonderfully versatile. It’s the ideal weeknight dinner and can be made into tacos, burritos, burrito bowls, tortas, tostadas, etc. or serve it buffet style and let everyone choose their chicken tinga adventure. This Chicken Tinga recipe also freezes and reheats beautifully for meal prep lunches or dinners the whole family will love!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 20 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- skillet
- blender
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the onions and sauté for ⏱️ 4-5 minutes (If you’ve made your own shredded chicken, you can skip sautéing the onion and instead use a slotted spoon to scoop out the onion simmered with the chicken.)
2
Add garlic and sauté for ⏱️ 30 seconds. Stir in all remaining ingredients EXCEPT the chicken. Bring to a gentle simmer, and cook for ⏱️ 5 minutes.
garlic (minced)4 cloves
3
Transfer the tomato mixture to a blender and blend until smooth, taking care to let some of the steam escape or it can explode.
4
Return sauce to the skillet and stir in chicken. Heat over low heat for ⏱️ 3-5 minutes. Taste and season with additional salt, pepper or minced chipotles. Stir in 1/2-1 teaspoon sugar if desired to mellow the acidity of the tomatoes.
5
Serve over plain rice, on tostadas or in warmed tortillas along with refried beans, sour cream, avocado slices, pickled red onions, cilantro, cotija etc. OR see the post for ALL the different ways to serve chicken tinga.
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