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51 minutes•Easy•Serves 8

Speedy Chicken Tinga Tacos

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Speedy Chicken Tinga Tacos

By @chef10

Quick and easy chicken tinga tacos perfect for a weeknight meal. Features shredded chicken in a flavorful tomato-chipotle sauce.

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Ingredients

  • ●1.5 lbs cooked chicken, shredded
  • ●1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ●1 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • ●1 (14.5 ounce) can canned diced tomatoes, undrained
  • ●1/2 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, seeded
  • ●1 clove garlic, minced
  • ●1/4 cup chicken broth
  • ●1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ●192g Corn tortillas
  • ●1 cup shredded lettuce
  • ●75g Feta cheese, crumbled
  • ●1/4 cup sour cream
  • ●1/2 avocado avocado slices
  • ●1/4 cup cilantro
  • ●30g Lime juice
  • ●2g Salt
  • ●0.3g Black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1
    In a blender or food processor, combine the diced tomatoes (with their juice), chipotle pepper, minced garlic, chicken broth, and cumin. Blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
  2. 2
    Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sliced onion and cook until softened and translucent, about 5-7 minutes.
  3. 3
    Pour the blended tomato sauce into the skillet with the onions. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, to allow the flavors to meld and the sauce to thicken slightly.
  4. 4
    Add the shredded chicken to the skillet with the sauce. Toss to coat the chicken evenly. Heat through, about 5 minutes. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
  5. 5
    While the chicken is heating, warm the tortillas according to package directions. You can warm them in a dry skillet, in the microwave, or wrapped in foil in the oven.
  6. 6
    Fill each warm tortilla with the chicken tinga mixture. Top with your favorite toppings, such as shredded lettuce, feta cheese, sour cream, avocado slices, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice.
  7. 7
    Serve eight tacos, one tortilla and one-eighth of all measured chicken and toppings per serving.

Recipe details

Cuisine
Mexican
Category
Main course
Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
31 minutes

Estimated total: 51 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Prepare measured ingredients: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • mix: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • sauce heat: 3 min planning allowance (sauce_heat)
  • tortilla warm: 0.5 min planning allowance (tortilla_warm)
  • assemble: 5 min planning allowance (assemble)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Chosen 10-minute initial preparation allowance includes implicit chopping and measuring; written preparation is not counted here again.
  • Explicit reviewed multiplication: 8 sides/batch actions; source quantities and pan capacity reviewed.
  • Generic cooked chicken, roasted, used for shredded chicken.
  • olive oil: USDA tablespoon portion weight
  • onion, thinly sliced: USDA medium (2-1/2" dia) portion weight
  • canned diced tomatoes, undrained: Stated package net weight
  • Used canned tomatoes packed in juice for diced tomatoes, undrained.
  • chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, seeded: USDA FoodData Central Branded: LA COSTENA, published 2023-11-16; product-label estimate, formulation and label rounding may vary (https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2676978/nutrients)
  • chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, seeded: USDA FoodData Central Branded: LA COSTENA, published 2023-11-16; product-label estimate, formulation and label rounding may vary (https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2676978/nutrients)
  • Chipotle-in-adobo product-label reference, selected for count or measured volume; brand varies.
  • garlic, minced: USDA clove portion weight
  • chicken broth: USDA cup portion weight
  • ground cumin: USDA tsp, whole portion weight
  • Used cumin seed for ground cumin.
  • Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution.
  • shredded lettuce: USDA cup shredded portion weight
  • Used red leaf lettuce for shredded lettuce.
  • Replace unspecified crumbled cheese with measured feta.
  • sour cream: USDA cup portion weight
  • avocado slices: USDA avocado, NS as to Florida or California portion weight
  • Used generic avocado for avocado slices.
  • cilantro: USDA cup portion weight
  • Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution.
  • Table salt; unknown quantity means sodium is omitted, not guessed.
  • USDA black pepper; documented seasoning allowance applies only to to-taste/pinch amounts.
  • Corn tortillas: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"corn or flour tortillas","amount":"8-10"}. Authored: {"item":"Corn tortillas","amount":"192g"}.
  • Feta cheese, crumbled: Replace unspecified crumbled cheese with measured feta. Original: {"item":"crumbled cheese","amount":"1/2 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Feta cheese, crumbled","amount":"75g"}.
  • Lime juice: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"lime wedges","amount":"2"}. Authored: {"item":"Lime juice","amount":"30g"}.
  • Salt: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Salt","amount":"2g"}.
  • Black pepper: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"0.3g"}.
  • Corn tortillas: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"corn or flour tortillas","amount":"8-10"}. Authored: {"item":"Corn tortillas","amount":"192g"}.
  • Feta cheese, crumbled: Replace unspecified crumbled cheese with measured feta. Original: {"item":"crumbled cheese","amount":"1/2 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Feta cheese, crumbled","amount":"75g"}.
  • Lime juice: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"lime wedges","amount":"2"}. Authored: {"item":"Lime juice","amount":"30g"}.
  • Salt: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Salt","amount":"2g"}.
  • Black pepper: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"0.3g"}.

chicken tinga · tacos · chipotle · tomato sauce

Estimated nutrition per serving

286 calories · 25.2 g protein · 16.3 g carbohydrate · 13.5 g fat · 3.7 g fiber · 379 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Wednesday
brunch
winter
Requested: 90 min
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