Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga Tacos
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Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga Tacos
Ingredients
Substitution
Note
- Sauce
- 1 can (14.05 oz) roasted tomatoes
- 4 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1/2 cup diced white onion (or red onion)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon garlic, fresh
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- juice from 1 lime
- 2 lb chicken breast tenders, raw
- Avocado cream
- 1 ripe avocado
- 3/4 – 1 cup 2% Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- fresh finely chopped cilantro to taste
- juice from 1 lime
- sea salt & pepper to taste
- For Tacos
- 12 (white) corn tortillas
- Garnish
- fresh cilantro
- diced white onion
- fresh lime
Steps
Step 1
In your multifunction cooker or slow cooker, add the ingredients for the sauce. Mix together.
Step 2
Nestle the chicken breasts (or tenders) into the sauce.
Step 3
Add the top of the cooker and cook. For pressure cooking, seal the steam hole, set temperature between HIGH and MEDIUM HIGH, and cook for 25 – 30 minutes. For slow cooking, cook on HIGH for 4 hours or on LOW for 6 – 8 hours.
Step 4
At the end of the cooking cycle, remove the chicken breasts and add them to a bowl. Gently pull the chicken apart using forks to be shredded. Add the shredded chicken back to the sauce and thoroughly mix together. Pro-tip: before adding the chicken to the sauce, use an immersion blender to make the tinga sauce smooth; another option is to pour the liquid into a blender, pulse blend until smooth, then add it back to the cooker.
Step 5
Cook on low for an additional 6 – 10 minutes, then enjoy!
Step 6
To make the avocado cream, mash up the avocado with a fork – make it as smooth as possible, with no clumps. Add the remaining ingredients, mix together to make smooth and season to taste.
Step 7
If you’re making tacos, toast the tortillas in a skillet without oil.
Step 8
If you want to make a burrito bowl instead, here are some options: your choice of rice (brown rice or cauliflower rice); sautéed bell peppers and onions; tomato, lettuce and avocado cream.
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Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga Tacos
Kevin Curry
- Sauce
- 1 can (14.05 oz) roasted tomatoes
- 4 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1/2 cup diced white onion (or red onion)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon garlic, fresh
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- juice from 1 lime
- 2 lb chicken breast tenders, raw
- Avocado cream
- 1 ripe avocado
- 3/4 – 1 cup 2% Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- fresh finely chopped cilantro to taste
- juice from 1 lime
- sea salt & pepper to taste
- For Tacos
- 12 (white) corn tortillas
- Garnish
- fresh cilantro
- diced white onion
- fresh lime
-
In your multifunction cooker or slow cooker, add the ingredients for the sauce. Mix together.
-
Nestle the chicken breasts (or tenders) into the sauce.
-
Add the top of the cooker and cook. For pressure cooking, seal the steam hole, set temperature between HIGH and MEDIUM HIGH, and cook for 25 – 30 minutes. For slow cooking, cook on HIGH for 4 hours or on LOW for 6 – 8 hours.
-
At the end of the cooking cycle, remove the chicken breasts and add them to a bowl. Gently pull the chicken apart using forks to be shredded. Add the shredded chicken back to the sauce and thoroughly mix together. Pro-tip: before adding the chicken to the sauce, use an immersion blender to make the tinga sauce smooth; another option is to pour the liquid into a blender, pulse blend until smooth, then add it back to the cooker.
-
Cook on low for an additional 6 – 10 minutes, then enjoy!
-
To make the avocado cream, mash up the avocado with a fork – make it as smooth as possible, with no clumps. Add the remaining ingredients, mix together to make smooth and season to taste.
-
If you’re making tacos, toast the tortillas in a skillet without oil.
-
If you want to make a burrito bowl instead, here are some options: your choice of rice (brown rice or cauliflower rice); sautéed bell peppers and onions; tomato, lettuce and avocado cream.
Nutrition per serving
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hey, I'm Kevin
My name is Kevin. My life changed when I realized that healthy living is a lifelong journey, mainly won by having a well-balanced diet and maintaining an active lifestyle.
By experimenting in the kitchen and sharing my meals on Tumblr, I learned healthy eating is not boring! By making a few adjustments to my favorite foods, I could design a diet that could help me achieve my wellness goals while satisfying my desire for BANGIN food! 😅 Now I try to help people around the world realize that same level of freedom in eating regardless of budget. Welcome, let's #DemocratizeWellness together!