Simple Chicken Tinga
Simple that’s the key word. And, this chicken tinga is just that. It’s a quick and easy pot of delicious love that has so many possibilities.
Chicken Tinga
Oh, this very delicious chicken tinga is a traditional Mexican and Pueblan dish made of braised chicken. You can also use pork.
Cooked in a tomato sauce, the chicken is pull apart tender and scrumptious.
Now if you want something with salsa, kind of similar, but not, to this one, then check out my Salsa Chicken. Only a few ingredients. Your Dutch oven and you have something fabulously delicious!
Chicken Tinga
With a spicy sauce, this dish is simple, quick and easy.
It’s the perfect weeknight dinner. The serving options are endless. So, it’s totally up to you.
Simple Chicken Tinga Slow Cooker
Yes, you could do this in your slow cooker. However, using the boneless skinless chicken thighs that already are somewhat cooked in the browning process means that it doesn’t take long to finish the cooking in the oven.
One great thing about this recipe is that it freezers and reheats superbly!
Tinga Chicken
Tinga chicken is something everyone will love!
Make it into tacos, tortas, tostadas, burrito bowls. It’s perfect over rice. And, if you want to get adventurous, add some corn and/or black beans to your mixture.
Taco Tinga
Another easy ingredient to add? Onions! Yes, thinly sliced sweet onions. That’s pretty traditional in most tinga recipes.
However, given that one of my eaters detests onions, I omitted it. But, I did add onion powder just for some extra flavor. Yep, sneaky!
Goodness gracious do I have great chicken recipes! So different. And, most all of them are ez pz like this Salted Maple Spatchcock Chicken, Honey Garlic Chicken Casserole, Skinny Girl Creole Chicken, or Healing Chicken Soup!
Best Chicken Tinga Recipes
Yes, no doubt, this is one of the best (and easiest) chicken tinga recipes you’ll find.
Originating in Puebla, Mexico, it’s very healthy and the toppings and add ons are endless. Avocado slices, crumbled cheese, salsa, Mexican crema. Hey, other UNusual toppings? Olives. Pepperoncini, Kalamata olives, dill pickles and more!
It can be topped with avocado slices, crumbled cheese, Mexican crema, and salsa. It originated in Puebla, Mexico.
Simple Chicken Tinga
Ingredients
- Preheat oven to 375
- 3 slices bacon, cut into small pieces
- 3 Tbl. Garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 ½ lbs. chicken thighs, boneless skinless
- 1 box (16.9 oz.) chicken bone broth
- 1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
- 2 ounces Thai Red Curry Paste, this is one-half the 4 oz. jar
- 2 Tbl. Nutritional Yeast
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1 tsp. coarse ground pepper
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 2 tsp. cumin
- ½ tsp. smoked paprika
- ½ tsp. dried coriander
- ½ tsp. red chili flakes
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven over medium high heat, fry the bacon. Remove the crumbles. Set aside.
Reduce heat to medium. Sauté the garlic in the bacon drippings until the fragrance emits. Remove the garlic to a small bowl. Set aside. - Add the chicken thighs and brown on both sides. Add the bone broth, tomato sauce, red curry paste and blend. In a small bowl mix together the nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, oregano, onion powder, cumin, paprika, coriander and chili flakes. Sprinkle into the mixture and blend. Cover tightly with a lid.
- Cook in a preheated 375 oven for about 35 to 45 minutes. Remove to the stovetop and let the chicken rest and cool about 15-20 minutes. Shred the chicken into the sauce. Or leave the chicken in larger chunks. Your choice.
- When ready to server, use crumbled bacon as a topping also.
Notes
1. To buy grassfed and/or pasture-raised meat from American farmers, go to Cooks Venture. Use my discount code AK50 and you'll receive $50 off your first order. And, you'll have about 15 pounds of fabulous meat delivered right to your front door!
2. If you want to subscribe to a wholesale meat plan, American farmers, pasture-raised and grassfed, please check out Wild Pasture. Very flexible and you can cancel at anytime. 20% off for life + Free Shipping for life.
3. To purchase Kettle & Fire bone broth at 20% off, please go to the website. At checkout use discount code: ALLYSKITCHEN.
Simple Chicken Tinga
Ingredients
- Preheat oven to 375
- 3 slices bacon, cut into small pieces
- 3 Tbl. Garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 ½ lbs. chicken thighs, boneless skinless
- 1 box (16.9 oz.) chicken bone broth
- 1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
- 2 ounces Thai Red Curry Paste, this is one-half the 4 oz. jar
- 2 Tbl. Nutritional Yeast
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1 tsp. coarse ground pepper
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 2 tsp. cumin
- ½ tsp. smoked paprika
- ½ tsp. dried coriander
- ½ tsp. red chili flakes
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven over medium high heat, fry the bacon. Remove the crumbles. Set aside.
Reduce heat to medium. Sauté the garlic in the bacon drippings until the fragrance emits. Remove the garlic to a small bowl. Set aside. - Add the chicken thighs and brown on both sides. Add the bone broth, tomato sauce, red curry paste and blend. In a small bowl mix together the nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, oregano, onion powder, cumin, paprika, coriander and chili flakes. Sprinkle into the mixture and blend. Cover tightly with a lid.
- Cook in a preheated 375 oven for about 35 to 45 minutes. Remove to the stovetop and let the chicken rest and cool about 15-20 minutes. Shred the chicken into the sauce. Or leave the chicken in larger chunks. Your choice.
- When ready to server, use crumbled bacon as a topping also.
Notes
1. To buy grassfed and/or pasture-raised meat from American farmers, go to Cooks Venture. Use my discount code AK50 and you'll receive $50 off your first order. And, you'll have about 15 pounds of fabulous meat delivered right to your front door!
2. If you want to subscribe to a wholesale meat plan, American farmers, pasture-raised and grassfed, please check out Wild Pasture. Very flexible and you can cancel at anytime. 20% off for life + Free Shipping for life.
3. To purchase Kettle & Fire bone broth at 20% off, please go to the website. At checkout use discount code: ALLYSKITCHEN.
