- prep: 30 min
- cook: 40 min
- total: 1 hr 10 min
Summary
Smoky spicy Chicken Tinga Tacos. Boneless skinless thighs are cooked in a rich Mexican inspired tomato sauce with chipotle peppers and adobo sauce
Ingredients
- 2.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil divided
- 1 medium onion thinly sliced
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili pepper or substitute crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne, optional
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can of fire roasted tomatoes (do not drain)
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 large chipotle peppers in adobo sauce diced
- 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- Juice of 1 lime about 1 tablespoon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 20
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 73 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 3 g 5.06%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 3.5%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 43 mg 14.21%
- Sodium: 147 mg 6.14%
- Calcium: 8 mg 0.79%
- Potassium: 114 mg 3.27%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 3.02%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 1 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 0.85%
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 2.16%
- Vitamin C 5.75%
- Vitamin D 0.11%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat0
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total1 oz-eq