The Best Chicken Tinga Tacos

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).

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Affiliate links will always be marked with an asterisk! ♡Jump to RecipeLiterally though, these chicken tinga tacos are the best.A) Look how pretty!!B) Imagine how good they taste because juicy chicken, smoky chipotle, creamy avocado, zippy lime, and a charred tortilla just SING together, right? I promise you, they sing.C) Do you have 20 minutes? Cool. You can make these because this is not fancy. This is just really, really delicious chicken tinga tacos.This is one of those rare recipes that comes together so quickly and somehow still rivals a restaurant-quality meal. It is a recipe that, once you make it, you say: I will probably make these chicken tinga tacos every time I have friends over because it makes me look fancy with minimal effort. You also say: I need to memorize this recipe. You also say: How soon is too soon to make these again.It is a miracle and a delight. A perfect taco unicorn.Prefer To Watch Instead Of Read?Speaking of minimal, two things.One: This recipe is from my friend Melissa’s cookbook coming out TOMORROW YO called The Minimalist Kitchen (affiliate link). It is a beautiful, inspiring, and (here’s my favorite part) practical cookbook. Oh, hey, and one other thing! It’s also more than a cookbook. Melissa’s expertise isn’t just real life recipes – it’s getting your kitchen life structured in a way that removes the clutter and stress while bringing the art and the craft and the joy (!!) back to cooking.You should definitely, absolutely get this book. I do not recommend cookbooks often, because, well, mostly we all just buy cookbooks and then get all our recipes online. I only recommend the ones I really think will be worth your while.This is one that will be well-loved with splattered and dog-eared pages. This is one for real life. This will be worth your while.You can click here (affiliate link) to find the book in Amazon-land.Two: Naturally, being that this chicken tinga tacos recipe is from The Minimalist Kitchen cookbook, it is minimal.Here’s what you do. You take the usual suspects (garlic, onion, spices, chipotles, and some unpictured crushed tomatoes) and you make a sauce out of them.Then you throw your sauce in a pan with your chicken.Then you have chicken tinga for your chicken tinga tacos.It’s that easy.Avocado is necessary for these tacos (and/or for life?!?!), so you can either put some chunks of avocado on the tacos as Classy Melissa does in the book, or you can be like me who needs help with messy taco situations and you can just mash up your avocado on the bottom of the tortilla, like a little spread.Pro tip: a little lime and garlic salt in your avocado mash won’t be sad. It won’t be sad at all.Obviously, finally, you will lean hard into those toppings and generously sprinkle cilantro, red onion, and cotija over top to crown each beauty.HELLO LOVER! That was so easy! Can you even with these.Our Favorite Taco Accessories

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Do you recommend any specific brand of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce?Any brand of chipotle peppers from your local grocery store will do but we like La Costena. (affiliate link) Print
The Best Chicken Tinga Tacos

4.9 from 159 reviews

Author: Lindsay
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 3 servings (10-12 tacos) 1x

DescriptionChicken 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).Chicken Tinga Tacos:1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup roughly chopped sweet onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1–2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 cup canned crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
1/4 cup chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups shredded cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken works!)
For Serving:10 (6-inch) corn tortillas
2 ripe avocados, sliced
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 cup diced red onion
crumbled cotija
1 lime, cut into wedges
Sauce: 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.

Blend: Place the tomato mixture in a high-powered or regular blender, and blend until smooth.

Chicken: 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.

Serving: 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.

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Freeze sauce with:2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs
Instant Pot Instructions: High pressure 15 mins + 10 mins natural release
Slow Cooker Instructions: High setting 4 hours (thaw first)
Final Step: Serve as tacos, on a salad, in a rice bowl, or in enchiladas.
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Pickled Onions – I like to add pickled onions to add an extra umph to this recipe. Go all in with this guide to onions. Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Category: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Keywords: chicken taco recipe, chicken tinga, chicken tinga tacos, taco recipe
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