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Crispy Homemade Chicken Taquitos with Cilantro and Pepper-Jack Cheese
This recipe creates crispy baked chicken taquitos filled with a creamy mixture of shredded chicken, cream cheese, cilantro, green chilis, and pepper jack cheese. The spices including cumin, chili powder, and garlic provide a balanced savory and mildly spicy flavor. The tortillas are softened before rolling to prevent breaking and baked at a high temperature for a golden, crisp exterior. The method also includes freezing instructions for convenient make-ahead meals or snacks.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
30
taquitos
Calories:
112 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken breast or roast beef is great too, roasted, shredded
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 4 tbsp cilantro chopped
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 4 oz green chilis ½ cup green salsa verde if you have that on hand, canned
- 3/4 tsp cumin
- 1-1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1-1/2 cups pepper jack cheese shredded
- 30 corn tortilla small
- 30 flour tortilla small
- salt fine sea salt
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Melt your cream cheese until it’s soft and melty. Add all spices, cilantro, lime juice, green chilis, chicken and cheese to a large bowl. Mix until well blended.
- Heat your tortillas so they are soft and won’t break as much when you roll them. Add a little bit (about 2 tablespoons) of chicken mixture to each tortilla, roll and place seam side down on parchment or foil lined cookie sheet. Spray with a little olive oil spray and sprinkle with a little bit of salt. Bake in 425 degree oven for 15 minutes.
- To freeze: As you roll your chicken Taquitos, place them on a parchment lined cookie sheet without touching. Then place cookie sheet in freezer. When Taquitos are frozen remove them from the cookie sheet and add them all to a freezer safe gallon sized bag. Label and add back to freezer. When you are ready to eat just take a few or a lot of the taquitos, place on a foil or parchment lined cookie sheet. Spray lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with a little salt. Bake in 425 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until crispy.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1taquito
Calories
112kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
101mg
(4%)
Potassium
97mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Vitamin A
140IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1.6mg
(2%)
Calcium
46mg
(5%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30 taquitos
Amount Per Serving
Calories 112
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1taquito | |
| Calories | 112kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 101mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 97mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 140IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1.6mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 46mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.