Crockpot Chicken Tinga Burritos
The most flavorful chicken to use in bowls, quesadillas, burritos and tostadas
Ingredients
For the sauce:
- 2 tomatoes quartered
- 1 yellow onion peeled and quartered
- 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce only 2 from the can
- Handful fresh cilantro
- 3 cloves garlic
- ¼ cup low sodium or salt free chicken broth
- 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
For the chicken:
- 2.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2 Tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- 2 tomatoes diced
- 3 bay leaves
- Salt and pepper to taste
For the burrito bowls (Use a combination of these that you like):
- Rice
- Refried or black beans
- Shredded lettuce
- Greek yogurt or crema
- Salsa
- Pickled Carrots & jalapenos
- Corn
- Cilantro
- Avocado
- Tortillas tostadas or tortilla chips
Instructions
- Start by mixing up the sauce. Use a small blender or food processor to add all the sauce ingredients to the blender or food processor. Blend until smooth, set aside.
- Add the chicken to the crockpot. Season with the oregano, garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Add the diced tomatoes and bay leaves. Pour in the sauce and stir a bit to let it go between each piece of chicken. Set the crockpot to high and cook for 3 hours (or low for 4-5 hours) or until the chicken is completely cooked through.
- After the chicken is fully cooked through, remove the chicken to a plate and use 2 forks to shred it up. Add the shredded chicken back to the crockpot to soak up the juices. Assemble your burrito bowl or tostada how you like using the listed ingredients. Enjoy!
Notes
The leftovers are DELICIOUS on a salad, in a quesadilla or on a tostada.
For stovetop instructions: Sear the chicken in a skillet with a bit of neutral oil like avocado oil on medium high but don’t fully cook it through. Make the sauce the same way as mentioned above in a blender or food processor. Lower the heat to medium low, add the sauce to the skillet with the chicken. Cover and cook on medium low to low for 45 minutes to an hour or until the chicken is fully cooked through. Shred it up with a fork and serve as mentioned above.
For stovetop instructions: Sear the chicken in a skillet with a bit of neutral oil like avocado oil on medium high but don’t fully cook it through. Make the sauce the same way as mentioned above in a blender or food processor. Lower the heat to medium low, add the sauce to the skillet with the chicken. Cover and cook on medium low to low for 45 minutes to an hour or until the chicken is fully cooked through. Shred it up with a fork and serve as mentioned above.