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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Creamy Chicken Taquitos



My husband and I love taquitos and always buy the frozen kind. I stumbled upon a recipe on pinterest for taquitos and got so excited because if we like frozen taquitos than we would LOVE homemade taquitos, and I sure was right. Recipe called for either corn or flour, I made both and honestly loved the corn a bit more although they were both good. The corn just tasted more authentic. So after making these I honestly can say I will never buy frozen taquitos anymore, we are going to stick with this recipe, hope you all enjoy them as well.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup green salsa (salsa verde)
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp granulated garlic
3 Tbsp chopped cilantro
2 Tbsp sliced green onions
1-2 cups grated cheese
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
12-14 small corn and/or flour tortillas
kosher salt
cooking spray

Heat oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.

Heat cream cheese in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds so it's soft and easy to stir. Add green salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion powder and granulated garlic. Stir to combine and then add cilantro and green onions. Add chicken and cheese and combine well.You can prepare up to this step ahead of time. Just keep the mixture in the fridge. 

Work with a few tortillas at a time and heat in the microwave until they are soft enough to roll without cracking. It helps to place them between damp paper towels. Usually 20-30 seconds will do it.  If you find yours are cracking when you roll them or come unrolled right away, just try heating them longer.  Place 2-3 Tbsp of chicken mixture on the lower third of a tortilla, keeping it about 1/2 inch from the edges.

Then roll it up as tight as you can.

Place seam side down on the baking sheet. Lay all of the taquitos on the baking sheet and make sure they are not touching each other. Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray and sprinkle some kosher salt on top.

Place pan in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and the ends start to get golden brown

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