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Chicken Tinga

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs chicken breast
  • 3 1/2 large onions
  • 8 Roma Tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp chipotle sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp oregano
  • Salt to taste
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • Tostadas, shredded lettuce and sour cream to serve

Instructions

  • 1. In a pot, boil the chicken breast with 1/4 of an onion, salt, and garlic until the chicken is soft. Remove the chicken from the broth, reserving the broth. Shred the chicken and set aside.
  • 2. In a blender, add 2 cups of the reserved chicken broth, tomatoes, chipotle sauce, 1/4 of an onion, garlic and oregano. Blend and set aside.
  • 3. Slice the remaining 3 onions. In a saucepan, add the vegetable oil and saute the onions for 5 to 7 minutes. Then add the shredded chicken and the sauce from the blender. Add salt to taste. Let it cook for 15 to 20 minutes at medium/low heat.
  • 4. To serve, spoon onto a tostada, add some shredded lettuce and a dollop of sour cream, and enjoy! You could also serve it over rice, in a taco, in a burrito, the options are endless!
    Serves 4-6