Baked Chicken Taquitos

Name: Baked Chicken Taquitos
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 serving
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups cooked; 12 6-inch corn tortillas*; 1 1/2 Tbsp Canola oil; 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion; 1 clove garlic; 6 Tbsp salsa verde; 3 oz cream cheese (regular or light); 1 tsp chili powder; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsp chopped cilantro; 1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese

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Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings
6
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Tex-Mex

Baked Chicken Taquitos

Iris Warren

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Corn tortillas are filled with a vibrant, creamy chicken filling, rolled up nice and neat and baked until deliciously crispy. This is how you do delicious Mexican comfort food! Perfect for parties or a weeknight dinner. Makes 12 taquitos.

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Ingredients

Servings

2 1/2 cups cooked, shredded chicken breast
12 6-inch corn tortillas*
1 1/2 Tbsp Canola oil, divided
1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion
1 clove garlic, minced
6 Tbsp salsa verde
3 oz cream cheese (regular or light), diced into 1-inch pieces
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbsp chopped cilantro
1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Heat tortillas in a 12-inch non-stick skillet set over medium-high heat about 10 - 15 seconds per side (until tortillas become more pliable), then immediately transfer to an airtight container or plate and cover with a pan lid**. Repeat with remaining tortillas and set aside.
In same skillet heat 1/2 Tbsp of the canola oil over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until soft and slightly golden, about 4 minutes, adding in garlic during last 30 seconds of sautéing.
Remove skillet from heat, then add salsa verde and cream cheese. Reduce heat to medium-low, and return skillet to heat. Cook stirring constantly until cream cheese has melted.
Add in chili powder, paprika, cumin, lime juice and season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and stir in shredded chicken, cilantro and Monterey jack cheese.
Spread about a scant 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture in a row, closer to one side of the tortilla (about 1-inch from edge), then snuggly roll tortilla to opposite side.
Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Repeat process with remaining tortillas and chicken mixture, spacing tortillas at least 1-inch apart on baking sheet for even toasting.
Brush tops and sides of rolled tortillas lightly with remaining 1 Tbsp canola oil. Bake in preheated oven until edges are golden brown and taquitos are crisp, about 18 - 20 minutes. Serve warm with dipping of choice (i.e. sour cream, salsa verde, guacamole, tomato salsa, hot sauce).

Notes

*I don't recommend using the corn tortillas they've recently come out with that are now "softer and improved." The more firm tortillas actually work better here and don't break as much.
**This is done to seal in moisture. Be sure it's a lid that will basically seal on bottom, as in there shouldn't be any space between the plate and the lid. This should prevent tortillas from cracking.
Recipe adapted from Our Best Bites