Chicken Tinga

Chicken, MexicanCuisine: LatinoMethod: SauteeEasy
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Smoky shredded chicken in chipotle tomato sauce.

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Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

1 hour 10 minutes

Total Time

1 hour 30 minutes

Servings

6

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken breast or tenders
30 oz minced tomatoes
½ tbsp thyme
½ tbsp oregano
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup olive oil
1 tbsp paprika
1 canned chipotle pepper
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
½ lime, juiced
2 cups water or low sodium chicken broth
2 tbsp minced garlic
1 medium onion, diced

Instructions

1

Add All ingredients to a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Once the liquid starts to bubble turn the temperature down to a medium-low and allow the pot to simmer. Simmer for 1 hour or until chicken is tender and breaks apart easily.

2

After an hour of simmering on medium-low heat, Remove the Chipotle pepper.

3

Remove all chicken from the pot and place in a large bowl, for me, I never get every piece of chicken out because some break apart and that's ok. With 2 forks gently pull apart and shed all the chicken.

4

Using a blender, pulse blend approximately 60-70 percent of the liquid in your pan.

5

Add the chicken and blended liquid back to your pan and mix all of it together and simmer on low for 10-15 min.

Nutrition Information

Calories

323

Protein

34.1g

Carbohydrates

18.9g

Fat

12.7g

Saturated Fat

1.3g

Fiber

3.1g

Sodium

283mg

Sugar

13.5g

Cholesterol

97mg