Chicken Tinga Tacos
🍗🌶️🌮 FAST, super easy, and the super juicy chicken has AUTHENTIC smoky chipotle FLAVOR! When you’re craving tacos, these are the tacos to make!
Servings: 15 tacos
Calories: 129cal
Equipment
Ingredients
- one 15-ounce can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 to 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce or to taste
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce or to taste
- 1 small white onion peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 to 5 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
- 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cups cooked shredded chicken*
- 15 small corn tortillas lightly charred or warmed
- red onions diced small for garnishing
- cilantro minced for garnishing
- cotija cheese crumbled for garnishing**
- lime wedges for garnishing
Instructions
- To the canister of a high-speed blender, add the first 7 ingredients, through oregano, and blend on high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Notes – I used 3 chipotles and a generous tablespoon of adobo sauce and neither I nor my daughter found this to be spicy but use 1 if you’re very sensitive to spices, 2 if you’re probably average, and 3+ if you don’t find anything to be spicy which is the camp we’re in.
- To a large skillet, add the olive oil, sauce from the blender, and simmer it over medium-high heat for about 5 to 7 minutes, or until the sauce is lightly bubbling and has slightly reduced and thickened.***
- Add the chicken, stir to coat, and cook for about 3 minutes, or until completely coated and warmed through.
- Place tortillas one by one over the flame of a gas stove for about 10 to 15 seconds per side, or as desired. For an electric stove, heat in a skillet until warmed though.
- Add chicken to each tortilla and evenly garnish with red onions, cilantro, cotija, lime juice, and serve immediately. Extra chicken will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
*I highly recommend a rotisserie chicken.
**Panela or queso fresco may be substituted.
***Tip: If you find the earthiness or smokiness of the chipotles or the acidity of the tomatoes to be a bit much, add 1 or 2 teaspoons of sugar to mellow it.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 129cal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 80mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g
