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Chicken tinga taco filling

Chicken tinga taco filling

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A filling for tacos and burritos: shredded chicken simmered in a tomato, onion, and bell pepper sauce, with a touch of chili.

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At a glance: serves 6 people, 1 hr total (20 min prep and 40 min cook time), difficulty: easy, about $1.06 per person.

Recipe from Gaztarrotz, Xabier Cañas, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Tinga is a tender and flavorful Mexican filling, perfect for tacos and burritos. Chicken, beef, or pork can be used, with a tomato-based sauce that adds a kick.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$6.34 $1.06 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

6 people
  • $3.85
  • $0.41
  • $0.96
  • $0.26
  • $0.82
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the chicken, salt, onion, and bell pepper in water for 10 minutes.
  2. Separate the meat from the vegetables, coarsely chop the meat by hand or with a knife, and dice the vegetables. ≈ 8 min
  3. Heat the vegetables in the oil. When they start to brown, add half of the tomatoes, and cook for 10 minutes, then blend.
  4. In a separate saucepan, combine the shredded chicken, the tomato sauce, the chopped chili pepper, and the remaining tomatoes. Cook together for 10 minutes, until the desired consistency is reached.

The bill

Chicken tinga taco filling

  • 500 g of chicken breast (or beef or pork)$3.85
  • 2 onions, peeled and cut in half$0.41
  • 1 Italian bell pepper, washed and seeded$0.96
  • 1 fresh chili pepper (or Tabasco sauce as an alternative)$0.26
  • 70 ml of extra virgin olive oil$0.82
  • salt$0.04

Total$6.34

that's $1.06 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of chicken breast (or beef or pork)
  • 2 onions, peeled and cut in half
  • 1 Italian bell pepper, washed and seeded
  • 1 fresh chili pepper (or Tabasco sauce as an alternative)
  • 70 ml of extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 peeled, seeded, and diced tomatoes
  • salt

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