I love people. People exhaust me. I am always with people, therefore I am always exhausted. Do you remember proofs in geometry? Used to teach it (funny since I’m not a fan of it). But I just essentially applied the transitive property (más o menos), proving to myself that perhaps geometry is not pointless for the general population after all! Must share this news with daughter right away.
I share this, not because it has anything to do with chicken tacos, but because it has everything to do with why this blog is neglected. We have been eating some good stuff around here, and I so want to share the inspiration! Most of the good food is thanks to a cookbook a friend loaned me – Half Baked Harvest Super Simple. I had some kombucha explode onto the cookbook, and I’m not sad I had to replace her copy and keep it for myself. There’s only one recipe I made that was bleh so far, and that could have easily been due to this chef’s error.
In addition to the meals in the cookbook being delicious, they’re all pretty quick and easy too (thus the “Super Simple”). You still have time to hit up the grocery store real quick and make these tacos for Taco Tuesday dinner tonight! Here’s the deal – the enchilada sauce you choose makes a big difference. The first time I made these tacos, I used enchilada sauce that comes in a pouch – I think this one pictured below, but it could have been the Frontera brand. The second time I made these, I used Whole Foods brand enchilada sauce. So spicy!! Too spicy for all of us, and I like a bit of spice. If you use the pouch, you need to use a pouch and a half, which is a little awkward. Or use two and add some extra chicken/use one and less chicken… The chipotle peppers are what make these “Tinga”. They add smoke, not spice.
Use tortillas of your choice – I really like white corn tortillas for these if you can find them. For the pineapple salsa, I use half of a fresh jalapeño. I don’t love pickled things. Just my personal preference. I’ll include both in the recipe.
This was a big hit for “street taco” night with our boys! It has a really unique flavor and the fresh pineapple puts it over the top. Quick question for you — in the recipe it says to add chipotle peppers, but I didn’t see amounts in the ingredients section. We just substituted chipotle chili powder for similar flavor, and it was great!