# Tinga de Pollo

Tinga de Pollo is a quick, cheap, and easy summer meal that is a family favorite.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- tomatillos
- serrano peppers
- 4 chicken breast
- 1 onion
- bay leaves
- chicken bouillon
- 2 Roma tomatoes
- chipotle peppers in adobo
- garlic powder
- oregano
- salt
- avocado oil
- shredded lettuce
- cotija cheese
- crema
- refried beans
- tostada shells

## Instructions

1. Boil tomatillos and serrano peppers.
2. Once cooked, add the tomatillos, serrano peppers, and chicken bouillon to a blender.
3. Blend until smooth.
4. Boil chicken breast with half an onion, bay leaves, and chicken bouillon.
5. Shred the cooked chicken.
6. Boil Roma tomatoes.
7. Add cooked Roma tomatoes, chipotle peppers in adobo, garlic powder, and oregano to a blender.
8. Blend until smooth.
9. Heat avocado oil in a skillet and sauté sliced onions.
10. Add shredded chicken to the skillet with the sautéed onions.
11. Pour the blended chipotle sauce over the chicken and onions.
12. Mix well and cook until the sauce has thickened and coated the chicken.
13. Spread refried beans on a tostada shell.
14. Top with tinga de pollo.
15. Add shredded lettuce, cotija cheese, and crema.
16. Drizzle with the blended tomatillo and serrano pepper sauce.

## Equipment

- pot
- blender
- skillet
- wooden spoon

## Tips

- This is a quick, cheap, and easy meal.
- You can find more meals like this on elizabethsalazarcooks.com

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GFBHcs/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8e851df3-b439-4dd2-b304-a945f7100c33
- Extracted: 2026-06-28

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