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Chicken Tinga

Shredded chicken simmered in a smoky roasted tomato and chipotle sauce, piled onto crispy tostadas with lettuce, crema, and cotija cheese.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: The Cooking Mawma
Servings: 6 servings

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Chicken

  • 3 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
  • 9 cups water
  • 1/2 white/yellow onion
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
  • 1 tbsp tomato bouillon powder
  • 1 tsp salt

For the Sauce

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 roma tomatoes cut in half
  • 1 white/yellow onion divided
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 4 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 3/4 cup - 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder

For Assembly

  • Tostadas or tortillas
  • Shredded lettuce
  • Sour cream or crema
  • Cotija cheese

Instructions

  • In a large Dutch oven or stock pot with about 8 cups of water, add chicken breasts, 1/2 onion, garlic cloves, bay leaves, chicken bouillon powder, tomato bouillon powder, and salt. Cook on medium-high heat until boiling. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low, cover with a lid and cook until chicken is cooked through (about 15-20 minutes). Remove from the pot and shred the chicken. Set aside.
  • In a frying pan, add 1 tbsp olive oil on medium heat. Add tomatoes, garlic cloves, and 1/2 onion. Saute until somewhat charred/blistered (about 10 minutes). Remove from frying pan and add to a blender along with chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chicken broth, and chicken bouillon powder. Blend until smooth.
  • In the same frying pan the tomatoes cooked in, add 1/2 sliced onion and cook until softened (2 minutes). Add shredded chicken and blended sauce and mix. Cover and cook for 10 minutes on medium-low heat.
  • Serve on a tostada, in a taco, or on a salad with crema, shredded lettuce, cheese and avocado. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 1252mg | Potassium: 600mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 402IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg