The Best Chicken Tinga Tacos
Chicken Tinga Tacos - the only chicken tinga tacos recipe you will ever need! Spicy, saucy, simple, and so fresh. Recipe is posted with permission from The Minimalist Kitchen (affiliate link) cookbook (although I've taken the liberty of adding "The Best" as a necessary recipe title prefix).
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoonolive oil
- 1 cuproughly chopped sweet onion
- 2 clovesgarlic, minced
- 1chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
- 1 teaspoondried oregano
- ½ teaspoonground cumin
- ¾ cupcanned crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
- ¼ cupchicken stock
- ½ teaspoonkosher salt
- 3 cupsshredded cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken works
- 10corn tortillas
- 2ripe avocados, sliced
- ¼ cupchopped fresh cilantro
- ½ cupdiced red onion
- ¼ cupcrumbled cotija
- 1lime, cut into wedges
Directions
- 1
Heat a large skillet over medium. Once warm, add the oil and onion. Sauté for 4 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds more. Stir in the chipotles, oregano, and cumin, and toast for 1 minute. Add in the tomatoes, stock, and salt. Bring to a simmer, and cook for 7 minutes.
- 2
Place the tomato mixture in a high-powered or regular blender, and blend until smooth.
- 3
Return the blended sauce to the pan over low heat. Add the chicken, and cook for 5 minutes. Taste and add more salt if necessary.
- 4
Prepare the garnishes. To assemble, top the tortillas with the chicken and garnish with the avocado slices, cilantro, red onion, and cotija. Serve with a lime wedge for squeezing.