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Chicken Tinga Recipe
Chicken Tinga is a sweet, smokey, and spicy authentic Mexican dish that's made in the slow cooker. Perfect for tacos and so easy to make with only 10-minutes of prep!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 46 kcal
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 3 each boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 large red onion diced fine
- 15 ounces tomato puree
- 2 each chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (whole or chopped)
- 2 Tablespoon adobo sauce
- 1 each bay leaf
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- salt and black pepper to taste
Serving
- taco shells Soft or Hard
- cilantro leaves
- chopped red onion
Instructions
- Spray a 4-quart slow cooker/crock pot (you can use a larger too) with cooking oil and add all the ingredients into the crock.
- Cook 2-3 hours on HIGH or LOW for 4-5 hours.
- Remove the chicken and shred it. Return into the cooker.
- Serve with your favorite toppings.
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Notes
- Flavor: a little spicy, with flavors of tomato chicken. Use tomato puree (tomato sauce and tomato passata can be used but have less flavor and taste more bland) For more flavor you can add ground paprika (sweet or smoked).
Nutrition Information
Calories
46kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
0.5mg
(0%)
Sodium
1548mg
(65%)
Potassium
95mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
52IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
33mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 46
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 46kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 0.5mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 1548mg | 65% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 52IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.