Mexican Myplate

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Mexican MyPlate

Created by UVA Dietetic Intern


Vegetables:
Grains:
green and purple
flour or
cabbage, street corn,
corn tortillas
tomato pico de gallo

Dairy:
queso fresco

Protein:
shredded
chicken tinga

Fruit:
Lime
Chicken Tinga Street Tacos
Ingredients: Directions:
Chicken Tinga 1. Add diced tomatoes, chipotle peppers, oregano,
1 15-ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes
garlic, salt, and onion in a large blender. Blend until
2 tablespoons chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 large white onion, roughly chopped smooth.
2 cloves garlic 2. Heat a large skillet (skillet with high sides) over
1 teaspoon dried oregano medium-high heat. Add olive oil and blended tinga
1 teaspoon salt sauce. Cook for 10 minutes.
1 tablespoon olive oil
3. Add shredded chicken and toss with sauce until fully
2 pounds shredded chicken (about 5 1/2 to 6 cups)
combined. Reduce heat to low and for 10 more
Serving Items minutes, stirring occasionally. The sauce will thicken
corn or flour tortillas and reduce a little during this time.
2 cups shredded green and purple cabbage 4. Remove from heat, taste and season with more salt
grilled and cut corn (optional) if necessary.
queso fresco, cotija cheese or feta cheese
5. Serve chicken tinga in warm tortillas. Top with
pico de gallo
cabbage, pico de gallo, corn, cotija cheese and
chopped cilantro
1 lime sliced cilantro.
Servings: 8
Recipe from: https://www.isabeleats.com/chicken-tinga-tacos/ Time: 30 minutes

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