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Easy One-Pot Chicken Tinga Recipe

Though tinga is traditionally flavored with chorizo, this quick and easy version still packs in the flavor without having to seek out special ingredients.
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1 hr 10 min
TOTAL TIME
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CALORIES
$1.98
PER SERVING
Easy One-Pot Chicken Tinga Recipe
Ingredients
13 INGREDIENTS
4 SERVINGS
White Onion
1 small white onion
finely chopped
Kosher Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper
kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
Tomatillos
6 oz tomatillos
peeled
Lard
2 tbsp lard
Cider Vinegar
2 tbsp cider vinegar
Asian Fish Sauce
2 tsp asian fish sauce
Low Sodium Chicken Stock
2 cups low sodium chicken stock
Dried Oregano
2 tsp dried oregano
Bay Leaves
2 whole bay leaves
Plum Tomatoes
6 oz plum tomatoes
ripe
Bone In Skin On Chicken Breast Halves
2 whole bone in skin on chicken breast halves
Canned Chipotle Chilies In Adobo Sauce
2 whole canned chipotle chilies in adobo sauce
plus 1 tablespoon sauce from can
Garlic
4 cloves garlic
Directions
22 STEPS
5 min
PREP TIME
55 min
COOK TIME
1 hr 10 min
TOTAL TIME
View Directions on Serious Eats
Health Info
Macros
11g
CARBS
16g
FAT
25g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
PALEO
MEDITERRANEAN
GLUTEN FREE
LACTOSE FREE
Contains these allergens
FISH
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