SLOW COOKER CHICKEN TINGA

Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga image

A spicy chicken and chile dish. A good friend of mine from Guadalajara who works hard to make this on the stove inspired me to make my own version in the slow cooker. Serve on tostada shells and garnish with chopped cilantro and onions.

Provided by angelosmommy

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Chicken

Time 3h

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 onion, chopped
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (7 ounce) can chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce, chopped and seeded
2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
¾ (1 pound) chorizo sausage

Steps:

Mix chicken, onion, tomato sauce, chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce, jalapeno peppers, garlic, oregano, cumin, chili powder, and red pepper flakes in a slow cooker.
Cook on Low until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 hours. Remove chicken from slow cooker and shred using 2 forks; return to the slow cooker.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir chorizo sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir chorizo into chicken mixture.
Cook on Low for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.7 calories, Carbohydrate 3.9 g, Cholesterol 30.2 mg, Fat 8.1 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 10.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 418.4 mg, Sugar 1.5 g