Tinga de Pollo

Name: Tinga de Pollo
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 500g chicken breast, cooked and shredded; 3 tomatoes; 2-3 chipotle peppers in adobo; 1 onion, sliced

Tinga de Pollo/TEEN-gah deh POH-yoh/

Also known as: Chicken Tinga, Tinga

About this dish

Shredded chicken simmered in a smoky chipotle-tomato sauce with onions.

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Ingredients

🍗500g chicken breast, cooked and shredded

🍅3 tomatoes

🌶️2-3 chipotle peppers in adobo

🧅1 onion, sliced

Method

Serves 3

Blend tomatoes and chipotle peppers into a smooth sauce.

Sauté sliced onion until softened.

Add the sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.

Stir in shredded chicken and simmer until heated through and coated.

Serve on tostadas or in tacos.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Tinga is especially associated with Puebla, prized for its smoky chipotle flavor, and commonly used to fill tacos and tostadas.

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