Three Chile Chicken Tinga

Looking for a fiery and budget-friendly recipe? This three chile chicken tinga is right for you! Prepared with shredded chicken, sliced onions, morita chile, guajillo chile, and ancho chile, this fiery tinga is the ideal recipe to make on busy weekdays!
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Preparation
15 mins
40 mins
Easy
  • In a pot of water, cook chicken, onion, garlic head, cilantro, and a generous amount of salt. Cook for 40 minutes over medium heat. Remove chicken breast from pot, let cool, and shred. Set a cup of chicken broth aside.
  • For the three chile sauce: In a blender, combine onion, tomato, garlic, morita chile, guajillo chile, ancho chile, salt, pepper, and chicken broth. Blend for 5 minutes or until smooth. Set aside.
  • For the three chile tinga: In a saucepan, melt butter and sweat onion over medium heat. Once the onions are translucent, add shredded chicken and the three chile sauce. Cook for 10 more minutes.
  • Serve three chile tinga garnish with red onion, cilantro leaves on a clay pot with rice, beans, and tostadas on the side.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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