Chicken Tinga Tacos

Name: How to cook Chicken Tinga Tacos - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

fenway

Chicken Tinga Tacos

If you like the taste of chipotle you will love chicken Tinga. Chicken Tinga is a Mexican chipotle shredded chicken dish. Can be served many ways, but I chose to put it into tacos. I should warn you that this a pretty spicy dish.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4-6 servings

Cooking time :

40 minutes

large skinless chicken breasts (about 2 lbs.)

Onion sliced

Jalapeño sliced

garlic minced

1 (7 oz.)

can of chipotles in adobo sauce

1 (16 oz.)

can of tomato sauce

1 Tbsp

Chile powder

1 tsp

Marjoram

1/2 tsp

cumin

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

In a small blender or food processor mix all the sauce ingredients. Set to the side.

* Step 2

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add oil to a skillet and heat on high. Add chicken to the skillet and brown both sides. About 2-3/side. Remove to a plate.

* Step 3

If needed add more oil. On medium heat add onion and jalapeño. Cook a couple of minutes to soften. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

* Step 4

Add chicken back to skillet along with any juices from the plate. Add in the sauce and bring to a simmer. Cover skillet and cook until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F. Should take about 25-30 minutes. About half way turn over the chicken.

* Step 5

When chicken is done remove chicken. Shred the chicken with 2 forks. Add the chicken back to the skillet to heat up the chicken and mix with all that fantastic sauce.

* Step 6

The chicken Tinga is now ready to serve. For tacos I serve on warmed flour tortillas with shredded lettuce and shredded cheese. I garnished with tomato slices for some color and the tomato help offset the spicy heat from the sauce. Cilantro and jalapeño circles also make for a great garnish. Enjoy!