
Dinner
Instant Pot Chicken Tinga
Instant Pot Chicken Tinga is your next spicy, quick Mexican dinner hit, bursting with flavor from chipotle peppers and adobo sauce. This dish is a staple in Mexican cuisine, capturing that smokey, spicy essence I love. Cooking it in the instant pot makes it perfect for a busy weeknight—easy and delicious with just the right kick!

Dinner
Instant Pot Chicken Tinga
Instant Pot Chicken Tinga is your next spicy, quick Mexican dinner hit, bursting with flavor from chipotle peppers and adobo sauce. This dish is a staple in Mexican cuisine, capturing that smokey, spicy essence I love. Cooking it in the instant pot makes it perfect for a busy weeknight—easy and delicious with just the right kick!
The Recipe
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- Diced tomatoes
- Garlic
- Chipotle peppers
- Adobo sauce
- Diced onions
- Olive oil
- Spices and herbs
- Chicken broth
- Chicken breasts
Instructions
- 1
Set your instant pot to saute then add olive oil and saute some diced tomatoes and garlic until softened.
- 2
Add the softened tomatoes and garlic to a blender with chipotle peppers and adobo sauce, and blend until smooth.
- 3
Saute some diced onions in olive oil in the instant pot.
- 4
Add the blended sauce and spices and herbs to the onions.
- 5
Pour in some chicken broth, mix, then add in your chicken breasts.
- 6
Pressure cook for 10 minutes.
- 7
Once cooked, shred the chicken in the sauce.
- 8
Serve with tortillas or as lettuce wraps.
The Recipe
Instructions
- 1
Set your instant pot to saute then add olive oil and saute some diced tomatoes and garlic until softened.
- 2
Add the softened tomatoes and garlic to a blender with chipotle peppers and adobo sauce, and blend until smooth.
- 3
Saute some diced onions in olive oil in the instant pot.
- 4
Add the blended sauce and spices and herbs to the onions.
- 5
Pour in some chicken broth, mix, then add in your chicken breasts.
- 6
Pressure cook for 10 minutes.
- 7
Once cooked, shred the chicken in the sauce.
- 8
Serve with tortillas or as lettuce wraps.