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Chicken Tinga Lettuce Tacos

Shredded chicken simmered in a smoky chipotle tomato sauce, served in crisp lettuce cups with pickled red onion.

Chicken Tinga Lettuce Tacos

Total

50 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

35 min

Serves

2

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Servings

Recipe serves 2

Ingredients

  • 1 lb lb chicken thighs
  • 2 whole chipotle peppers in adobo
  • 1 cup cup crushed tomatoes
  • 1 whole onion
  • 3 cloves cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp tbsp avocado oil
  • 8 leaves leaves butter lettuce
  • 1/2 whole red onion(optional)
  • 1 whole lime
  • 1 tsp tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp tsp salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Season chicken with salt and sear in avocado oil until browned; remove.

  2. 2

    Sauté sliced onion and garlic until soft; add chipotles, crushed tomatoes, and oregano.

  3. 3

    Return chicken to the pan, cover, and simmer 25 minutes until tender.

  4. 4

    Shred chicken in the sauce and simmer 5 more minutes.

  5. 5

    Quick-pickle sliced red onion with lime juice while the chicken cooks.

  6. 6

    Spoon tinga into lettuce cups and top with pickled onion.

Nutrition per serving

Calories

430

22% of a 2,000 kcal day

Protein34 g
Carbohydrate14 g
Fat26 g
Fiber4 g
Sugar8 g
Sodium620 mg

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