Chicken Tinga Recipe (Tinga de Pollo)
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Shredded chicken stewed in a smoky, spicy tomato and chipotle sauce. Versatile enough for tacos, tostadas, quesadillas, or served on its own, it's bursting with Mexican flavor.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 3 chicken breasts ((about 3 pounds))
- 1 white onion (halved, with half of it sliced and the other half left whole)
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ salt
- ½ Ground black pepper
- 3 Roma tomatoes ()
- 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce (more or less to taste)
- 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½-1 cup cooking liquid or chicken broth (see note in recipe)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 65M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 50m
- Sodium
- 449mg
- Total sugar
- 2g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 867mg
- Calcium
- 30mg
- Iron
- 1mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 449MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.