Mexican Chicken Tinga
Description
Mexican chicken tinga, or tinga de pollo, is tender shredded chicken in a spicy chipotle-tomato sauce; serve on crunchy tostadas for a crowd favorite!
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 large onion, diced
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1 (15 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
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1 (7 ounce) can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or to taste
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2 pounds shredded cooked chicken meat
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16 tostada shells
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1/2 cup sour cream
Directions
1
Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
2
Meanwhile, blend tomatoes and chipotle peppers in adobo sauce in a blender.
3
Pour pureed mixture over onions in the saucepan; add chicken and stir to combine. Cover and simmer until hot and heated through, about 20 minutes.
4
Mound shredded chicken mixture onto tostada shells and garnish with sour cream.