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Cheesy Chicken Tinga Dip

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by: Tablespoon Kitchens
Updated Mar 14, 2018
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Move over, Buffalo chicken dip; there is a new chicken dip in town. This easy chicken tinga dip is packed with saucy rotisserie chicken and yes…some cheese. This meaty dip will become your new favorite go-to for game day or weeknight.

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  • If you’ve ever had traditional chicken tinga, you already know that this chicken tinga dip is beyond your average chicken, mixed with your average tomato sauce, and topped with your average cheese. If the name “tinga” alone isn’t proof of its uniqueness, one bite of tender shredded chicken, smothered in garlicky, fire-roasted tomato sauce, and topped with two kinds of melted ooey-gooey cheese, and you’ll taste why there is no chicken quite like tinga chicken. While eating right out of the skillet makes any of our skillet recipes seem even more delicious, we've found that when the recipe is a dip, doing so is *somewhat* more acceptable.

Cheesy Chicken Tinga Dip

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Servings 10
  • Ingredients 12
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Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon canola oil
  • 1/2 cup sliced white onion
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 3 1/2 cups (about 1 lb) shredded deli rotisserie chicken
  • 1 packet (.85 oz) Old El Paso™ Chicken Taco Seasoning Mix
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted crushed tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
  • 2 cups shredded pepper Jack cheese (8 oz)
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
  • 3 tablespoons sliced green onions
  • 1 bag (11 oz) Food Should Taste Good™ cantina tortilla chips

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 8-inch square (2-quart) baking dish.
  • Step 
    2
    In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook about 1 minute or until garlic is fragrant. Stir in chicken, taco seasoning mix, water, tomatoes and green chiles until well coated. Heat to simmering; cook uncovered 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until chicken is heated through.
  • Step 
    3
    Remove from heat; stir in pepper Jack cheese. Pour mixture into baking dish. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly around edges and cheese is melted. Top with green onions; serve with chips.

Nutrition

340 Calories
20g Total Fat
14g Protein
26g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
340
Calories from Fat
180
Total Fat
20g
31%
Saturated Fat
8g
38%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
45mg
15%
Sodium
650mg
27%
Potassium
170mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
26g
9%
Dietary Fiber
2g
11%
Sugars
3g
Protein
14g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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