# Tinga Verde De Pollo

A delicious Mexican dish featuring shredded chicken in a green sauce, often served on tostadas.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 chicken breast
- 1 piece onion
- 2 bay leaves
- salt
- 8 tomatillos
- 2 jalapeño peppers
- 1 garlic clove
- oil
- 1 poblano pepper
- cilantro
- 1 tbs chicken bouillon
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 0.5 onion
- lettuce
- avocado
- cotija cheese

## Instructions

1. Add chicken breast to a pot of water.
2. Add 1 piece of onion, 2 bay leaves, and salt to the pot with the chicken.
3. Cook the chicken until done, then shred it.
4. Add 8 tomatillos, 2 jalapeño peppers, 1 piece of onion, and 1 garlic clove to a pan with oil.
5. Cook until charred.
6. Transfer the cooked vegetables to a blender.
7. Add 1 poblano pepper, cilantro, 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon, and 2 cups of chicken broth to the blender.
8. Blend until smooth.
9. Heat oil in a skillet.
10. Add 1/2 sliced onion to the skillet and cook until translucent.
11. Add the shredded chicken to the skillet with the onion.
12. Pour the blended green sauce over the chicken and onion mixture.
13. Cook until it starts to boil and the sauce thickens slightly.
14. Serve the tinga on tostadas with cream, lettuce, avocado, and cotija cheese.

## Equipment

- pan
- blender
- skillet

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT65w1w1k/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3a27ce30-5edc-403f-9fc8-c59595b297a2
- Extracted: 2025-08-09

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