Authentic Chicken Tinga Recipe
Authentic Chicken Tinga is a savory, smoky, and spicy Mexican dish made with tender shredded chicken simmered in a flavorful chipotle-tomato sauce. Perfect for tacos, tostadas, or as a main dish.
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Calories: 405kcal
Servings: 6
Equipment
- Large pot for cooking chicken
- Small saucepan for cooking onions
- Knife and chopping board
Ingredients
To cook the chicken:
- 1 ½ pounds chicken about 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 small onion cut in quarters
- 2 bay leaves
- ¼ teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups water or low sodium chicken stock or more to cover the chicken
To cook the onions:
- 5 tablespoons vegetable oil like sunflower, canola, or olive oil
- 2 large onions thinly sliced (use either sweet onion, white onion, yellow onion or red onion)
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
For the Chipotle sauce:
- 4-5 Roma plum tomatoes or 1 can (28 ounces) of crushed tomatoes
- 7 ounces can of Chipotle chiles in Adobo sauce use less if you like it less spicy
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon Mexican oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon dried marjoram
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a large pot, cook the chicken with garlic, onion, bay leaves, oregano, salt, and water or chicken stock until tender (about 30-40 minutes). Shred the chicken once cooked.
- In a separate pan, heat oil and sauté sliced onions and garlic until soft and golden.
- In a blender, combine tomatoes, chipotle chiles in adobo, oregano, thyme, marjoram, salt, and black pepper. Blend until smooth.
- Add the chipotle sauce to the pan with the onions and garlic. Simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Add the shredded chicken to the pan and mix well, simmering for another 5 minutes until well-coated in the sauce.
- Adjust seasoning to taste and serve hot.
Nutrition
Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 1076mg | Potassium: 376mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg