Medium

Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga

Total Time
1h 10m
21m prep · 49m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🌾 Gluten-Free 🥛 Dairy-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

A spicy chicken and chile dish. A good friend of mine from Guadalajara who works hard to make this on the stove inspired me to make my own version in the slow cooker. Serve on tostada shells and garnish with chopped cilantro and onions.

Ingredients

  • 4 skinless , boneless chicken breast halves
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 1 , 15 ounce
  • 1 , 7 ounce
  • 2 freshs jalapeno peppers , seeded and chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 0.25 teaspoons red pepper flakes
  • ¾ , 1 pound

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix chicken, onion, tomato sauce, chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce, jalapeno peppers, garlic, oregano, cumin, chili powder, and red pepper flakes in a slow cooker.

  2. 2

    Cook on Low until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 hours. Remove chicken from slow cooker and shred using 2 forks; return to the slow cooker.

  3. 3

    Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir chorizo sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir chorizo into chicken mixture.

  4. 4

    Cook on Low for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts

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