Recipe: Chicken TinolaDescription: A comforting Filipino chicken soup with ginger, green papaya, and malunggay leaves.Serves: 4 people Total Time: 50Difficulty: Easy to follow Ingredients needed: 1 kg chicken, 2 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 whole onion, 4 cloves garlic, 1 piece ginger, 5 cup water, 1 whole green papaya, 2 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 cup malunggay leaves, 0.5 teaspoon salt, 0.25 teaspoon black pepperInstructions: In a large pot, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, and ginger, and sauté until the onion becomes translucent. Add the chicken pieces and cook until they are browned on all sides. Pour in the water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 20 minutes. Add the green papaya and fish sauce to the pot. Continue to simmer for another 10 minutes, or until the papaya is tender. Add the malunggay leaves and simmer for an additional 2 minutes. Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.Perfect for: Meal planning, weekly preparation, home cooking Tags: filipino, tinola, chicken soup, comfort, ulamThis Chicken Tinola recipe is designed for easy meal planning and preparation. It serves 4 people and can be made in 50 minutes. Great for weekly meal prep and family dinners.
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Chicken Tinola

A comforting Filipino chicken soup with ginger, green papaya, and malunggay leaves.

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Prep: 10 min
Cook: 40 min
Serves: 4
September 17, 2025
Chicken Tinola - delicious recipe with step-by-step cooking instructions
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
1 kgchicken

cut into serving pieces

2 tablespoonsvegetable oil
1onion

chopped

4 clovesgarlic

minced

1ginger

2-inch, sliced

5 cupswater
1green papaya

peeled and cut into wedges

2 tablespoonsfish sauce
1 cupmalunggay leaves

loose

0.5 teaspoonssalt
Optional
0.25 teaspoonsblack pepper
Optional
Instructions
Follow these steps to create your dish
1

In a large pot, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, and ginger, and sauté until the onion becomes translucent.

2

Add the chicken pieces and cook until they are browned on all sides.

3

Pour in the water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 20 minutes.

4

Add the green papaya and fish sauce to the pot. Continue to simmer for another 10 minutes, or until the papaya is tender.

5

Add the malunggay leaves and simmer for an additional 2 minutes.

6

Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.

Nutrition Information (per serving)
Approximate values based on ingredients
151
Calories
7.7g
Fat
17.6g
Carbs
4.3g
Protein
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