Jackfruit or Chicken Tinga

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Tinga is some a mentation and dish, a saucy basal flavored with saccharine onions, tomatoes and chipotle chiles successful which roasted and shredded nutrient is simmered until it’s fall-apart tender. It’s large successful tacos oregon connected tostadas; with crema, salty food oregon avocado; implicit rice; with a salad; oregon successful a messy sandwich, with oregon without cheese. Made successful 1 pan, the crockery comes unneurotic rapidly and is precise forgiving. Use much oregon little chipotles successful adobo, depending connected however overmuch spice you like. This look works good with either cooked chickenhearted — usage leftovers, oregon rapidly pan-fry chickenhearted breasts oregon thighs (see NOTE) — oregon canned oregon frozen jackfruit — which is autochthonal to South India but grows crossed the Yucatan.

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Leftovers tin beryllium refrigerated successful a lidded instrumentality for up to 5 days.

Tinga whitethorn beryllium made up to 5 days successful beforehand and rewarmed successful the microwave oregon connected the stovetop.

From unit writer G. Daniela Galarza

Ingredients

  • One (14.1-ounce) tin young jackfruit successful brine, drained; astir 8 ounces frozen young jackfruit, defrosted and drained; oregon 8 ounces cooked, boneless, skinless chickenhearted (see NOTE)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 mean yellowish bulb (7 to 8 ounces), halved and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 spoon good oversea brackish oregon array salt, positive much arsenic needed
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced oregon finely grated
  • 1 spoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 spoon crushed cumin
  • One (14.5-ounce) tin crushed oregon diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cupful water
  • 1 tablespoonful to 1/4 cupful chipotle chile peppers successful adobo (from 1 7-ounce can), chopped
  • 2 tablespoons caller lime foodstuff (from 1 to 2 limes)
  • Corn oregon flour tortillas, atom oregon salad, for serving (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (with chicken; based connected 4)

  • Calories

    218

  • Fat

    9 g

  • Saturated Fat

    2 g

  • Carbohydrates

    15 g

  • Sodium

    400 mg

  • Cholesterol

    48 mg

  • Protein

    20 g

  • Fiber

    4 g

  • Sugar

    8 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From unit writer G. Daniela Galarza

Tested by Ann Maloney.

Published November 17, 2021

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Updated March 17, 2026

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