# 30min chicken tinga

This is a quick and easy recipe for chicken tinga that can be made in just 30 minutes using a rotisserie chicken.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 can chipotle peppers
- 1 white onion
- 3 tomatoes
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp ground pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 rotisserie chicken
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp chicken bouillon
- 0.5 cup water
- cooking oil
- tostadas or tortillas
- shredded lettuce
- avocado
- cotija cheese
- Mexican sour cream

## Instructions

1. In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
2. Add 1/4 of an onion, three tomatoes, and three garlic cloves to the skillet.
3. Fry until slightly toasted, about 5 minutes.
4. Add the fried tomatoes, onion, and garlic to a blender.
5. Add chicken bouillon, oregano, salt, chipotle peppers, and half a cup of water to the blender.
6. Blend until smooth.
7. Shred the rotisserie chicken and set aside in a bowl.
8. Heat some oil in a skillet over medium heat.
9. Add the remaining half onion, sliced, to the skillet.
10. Fry the onions until translucent.
11. Add the blended sauce to the translucent onions.
12. Let the sauce simmer for two minutes.
13. Add the shredded chicken to the sauce and mix well.
14. Adjust seasonings to your liking.
15. Cover the skillet and let it cook over medium-low heat for five minutes.
16. Fry tortillas or use store-bought tostadas.
17. Assemble the tostadas by adding chicken, then topping with shredded lettuce, avocado, Cotija cheese, and Mexican sour cream.

## Equipment

- skillet
- blender
- bowl

## Tips

- Adjust chipotle peppers to your spice preference.
- Make sure the sauce simmers for two minutes before adding chicken.
- Let the chicken cook covered for five minutes.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTHgkCade6FTK-u5kFi/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b1e357c2-261b-4ca6-9352-e32b6bf40b62
- Extracted: 2025-07-13

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