EveryPlate-Style Chicken Tinga Tacos

Smoky chipotle chicken tinga in organic corn tortillas with pickled onions and cotija.

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb organic chicken thighs
  • 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, minced
  • 1 can organic diced tomatoes
  • 1 white onion, sliced thin (half for pickling)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp raw honey
  • 6 organic corn tortillas
  • ¼ cup cotija cheese, crumbled
  • fresh cilantro and lime

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Instructions

  1. Quick-pickle half the onion in vinegar + honey + pinch salt, 15 min.
  2. Sauté remaining onion in oil 4 min. Add garlic, chipotle, cumin, cook 1 min. Add tomatoes, simmer 5 min.
  3. Add chicken thighs, cover, simmer 18 min until cooked through (165°F). Shred with forks in pan.
  4. Warm tortillas. Fill with tinga, pickled onions, cotija, cilantro, lime squeeze.

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