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Crock pot Chicken tinga tacos served on a board
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Crock Pot Chicken Tinga

These Chicken Tinga Tacos give you a restaurant quality recipe you can have prepped and in the Crock Pot in minutes! These are packed with flavor and crazy delicious!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 295kcal

Ingredients

For the Meat:

  • 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1 onion diced
  • 8 oz tomato sauce 1 small can
  • 3 tablespoons chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (jarred) see note
  • 3 cloves garlic pressed
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp salt

For the Tacos

  • 24 corn tortillas
  • 2 cups romaine lettuce shredded
  • 1/2 cup pico de gallo
  • 1/4 cup cotija cheese crumbled

Instructions

To prepare the meat:

  • Lay the chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker. Cover with diced onions, garlic, oregano. cumin, and chili powder, tomato sauce and chipotle peppers.
  • Cook on high for 2.5-3.5 hours.
  • Once done, remove the chicken from the crockpot. Optional: Use an immersion blender to blend the sauce until smooth.
  • Shred the chicken, and then stir it back into the sauce.

To assemble tacos:

  • Heat both sides of each tortilla over high heat until it just starts to brown.
  • Fill each tortilla with meat. Add lettuce, pico de gallo, and a sprinkle of cotija cheese. Serve immediately.

Notes

Previously I recommended canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce because it was all I could find readily without having to go to a specialty store. Now, most stores carry chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce in a jar. I think this is much easier so I have adapted the recipe for this.
If you can't find the chopped peppers, you can still use canned whole chipotle peppers. I recommend splitting them open with a knife and scraping the seeds out. Then add the tomato sauce, chipotle peppers and remaining sauce in the chipotle peppers can to the slow cooker.
Chipotle peppers pack tons of flavor, but also are spicy, so you can add more or less based on your family's preference for heat.

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Nutrition

Serving: 2tacos | Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 1043mg | Potassium: 678mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2592IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 2mg