Mexican Chicken Tinga

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!

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 402 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 16 tostada shells
• 1 (15 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (7 ounce) can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or to taste
• 2 pounds shredded cooked chicken meat
• 0.5 cup sour cream

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, blend tomatoes and chipotle peppers in adobo sauce in a blender.

Step 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.

Step 4

Mound shredded chicken mixture onto tostada shells and garnish with sour cream.