# Tinga de Pollo

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Difficulty: easy
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 whole chicken breast
- 1 whole onion
- 2 whole bay leaf
- 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
- 2 whole tomato
- 7 oz chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup chicken cooking broth
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 whole onion, sliced
- 1 whole tostada (optional)
- 2 tbsp crema (optional)
- 1/4 cup lettuce, shredded (optional)

## Instructions

1. Place chicken breasts, one onion, bay leaves, and chicken bouillon in a large pot, cover with water, and simmer.
2. Add tomatoes to the boiling chicken pot.
3. Transfer boiled tomatoes to a blender, add chipotle peppers in adobo, sour cream, chicken broth, and bouillon powder, then blend until smooth.
4. Sauté sliced onions in olive oil in a separate pan.
5. Pour the blended sauce into the pan with the sautéed onions and stir to combine.
6. Shred the cooked chicken using a stand mixer or by hand.
7. Add shredded chicken to the sauce and mix well.
8. Serve the chicken on a tostada topped with a spread of crema and shredded lettuce.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP83UvjDQ/
- Creator: aelencooks
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/07e5e187-06f8-4889-aa97-a9ed6d5e6dc1
- Extracted: 2026-09-12

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