Why Your Whole Family Will Love These Chicken Tinga Tacos
Fast. Less than 30 minutes of cook time in your Instant Pot.Easy. Saute aromatics in your Instant Pot, add chicken, and cook under pressure.Low Carb. Only 3 net carbs per serving.Authentic. Loaded with all of the traditional Mexican flavors you expect in Chicken Tinga.
What Is Instant Pot Chicken Tinga?
Tinga chicken is basically a shredded chicken dish that has green and red tomatoes and chipotle chiles. You usually use the resultant chicken in tortillas as a grown-up version of a taco recipe. Nice when you want something other than the typical Tex-Mex ground beef taco mix. Another fantastic thing about this Chicken Tinga recipe is how quick and easy it is to make! The Instant Pot makes this recipe so incredibly simple to make and it does a fantastic job of infusing the meat with tons of flavor. It’s so much better than your typical ground beef with taco seasoning tacos and it’s just as simple to make. Looking for more great taco filling recipes? Check out my Mexican Pulled Pork recipe! You can use the pulled pork to make tacos, burritos or just about anything else your heart desires!
What Does Tinga Mean?
Tinga is a Mexican dish made with shredded meat in a red chili sauce. Basically, all of your comfort food dreams made a reality.
Is Chicken Tinga Gluten-Free?
Chicken Tinga is a healthy gluten-free, dairy-free, and low carb recipe! Make this for your ketogenic, allergy sensitive friends, and family for a great dinner option. A tinga de pollo is typically made with vegetables that are broiled, but I wanted to skip that step. So what I did instead, was I charred the vegetables in the pot on sauté mode to get them slightly burned and smoky. I added a few different things like fish sauce and cider vinegar for flavor, and the end result was something that was slightly smoky, a little spicy, a little sweet, and just perfect on a corn tortilla. So next time you’re cooking up some chicken tacos for taco Tuesday, give this Chicken Tinga recipe a try! It’s so very easy to make and the end result is so delicious you’ll never want to go back to making standard taco seasoning ground beef tacos again.
How To Make Chicken Tinga
How To Make Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga
Adapting this recipe is SO SIMPLE. All you need to do is insert all of the ingredients into the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours. If you’re in a rush, simply adjust the temperature to HIGH and cook for 4 hours and add to a tortilla of your choice when the internal temperature of the chicken reaches at least 165F. Absolutely perfect tinga tacos made while you enjoy life outside of the kitchen.
Want To Try Chicken de Pollo Tostadas?
The best thing about tostadas is the deliciously crispy crunch in each bite. If you add my Chicken Tinga recipe to a tostada shell (or an air fried low carb shell) you’ll get amazing chicken tostadas every time.
Want More Mexican Chicken Recipes?
Tacos de Alambre- A fun take on Taco Tuesday.Chicken Tortilla Soup- A family-friendly favorite.Pollo con Salsa Rojo- Authentic Mexican flavorsChicken Enchilada Casserole- deliciously low carb and simple.
If you love this Chicken Tinga recipe, share it with your friends and family on Facebook or Pin to make it again later. Originally published May 2017
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