Chicken Tinga (Tinga de Pollo) + Video
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Chicken Tinga (Tinga de Pollo) + Video
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Chicken tinga is an easy and flavorful Mexican-inspired dish featuring tender, juicy chicken in an irresistibly smoky chipotle sauce.
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Ingredients
- 4 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs (See Note 1)
- 1 large white onion sliced
Tinga Sauce
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 28 oz fire roasted tomatoes
- 7 oz chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 4 tomatillos
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp oregano Mexican oregano, if you can find it
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Assembly
- corn tortillas
- cotija cheese or queso fresco
- diced white onion
- cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Purée in a blender the chicken stock, tomatoes, chipotle and adobo sauce, tomatillos, garlic, honey, salt, oregano and clove until smooth.
- Turn Instant Pot to Sauté setting and add oil to pot. When hot add the tinga sauce and cook for 5 minutes. Add the chicken and sliced onion. Press chicken and onion down to submerge and cover with sauce.
- Close lid and seal. Press Manual Pressure and set time to 12 minutes. Allow 5 minutes to natural release.
- Open lid and shred chicken. If too thin of a sauce, turn to Sauté and cook to reduce and thicken. Add chicken back into toss and coat.
- Serve with corn tortillas heated and charred over open flame or warmed along with cotija cheese, onion, avocado and cilantro.
Notes
- You could also use 2 lbs boneless thigh meat and 2 lbs boneless chicken breast.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
575kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
39g
(78%)
Fat
40g
(62%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
223mg
(74%)
Sodium
1368mg
(57%)
Potassium
625mg
(18%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1025IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
71mg
(7%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 575 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 575kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 39g | 78% |
| Fat | 40g | 62% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 223mg | 74% |
| Sodium | 1368mg | 57% |
| Potassium | 625mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1025IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 71mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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