Mini Chicken Taquitos
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Mini Chicken Taquitos
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These crispy Mini Chicken Taquitos, packed with a creamy, juicy, tangy chicken and cheese filling are such a simple and flavorful holiday appetizer recipe!
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Ingredients
Citrus Chicken
- 3 lbs of chicken tenders
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ½ tsp salt plus more to taste
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
Chicken Filling
- Shredded citrus chicken recipe above
- ¼ cup Cacique® Crema Mexicana Agria
- 2 large jalapenos chopped deseeded
- 5 oz Cacique® Manchego shredded or crumbled
- salt to taste
Taquitos
- 30 4.5 inch mini tortillas mini street taco tortillas
- 60 Toothpicks
- Oil to deep fry
- chopped cilantro to serve
- Crumbled Cacique® Cotija
Instructions
Citrus Chicken
- Place all the ingredients for the citrus chicken in a medium-sized pot. Cook on low heat, with the lid on, for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. The liquid should come to a slow simmer, and the chicken should be mostly cooked.
- Uncover and cook the chicken for a further 20 minutes, on medium heat, stirring occasionally. Allow the chicken to cool down slightly in the remaining liquid.
- Shred the chicken in the liquid. Mix to combine.
- Transfer the shredded chicken to another bowl, leaving behind any excess liquid.
Chicken Filling
- Place the Cacique® Crema Mexicana Agria, shredded Cacique® Manchego and jalapenos in the same bowl as the citrus chicken. Mix to combine. Taste and season with salt.
- Set aside the mix until needed.
Taquitos
- Place about 1 - 2 tbsp of the filling in the middle of a mini tortilla. Roll up the tortilla tightly. Secure the rolled up tortillas with two toothpicks (as shown in pictures). Repeat with all the filling and tortillas.
- Heat up about 3 - 4 inches of oil in a medium (or large) pot. When the oil is hot (about 360°F), carefully lower 1 - 2 taquitos into the hot oil. Deep fry the taquitos for about 1 - 2 minutes until they turn golden brown. Remove from the oil, and place on a paper towel lined baking tray to drain excess oil.
- Alternatively, you can shallow fry the taquitos in a pan with about 1 inch of oil. Shallow fry both sides of the taquitos for 1 - 2 minutes, per each side, until they turn a golden brown. Remove from the oil and place the taquitos on paper towels to drain excess oil.
- Repeat until all the mini taquitos are crispy and golden. Remove the toothpicks. Place fried taquitos in a warm oven, to keep them crispy and warm until you’re ready to serve.
- When ready to serve, place the taquitos on a serving platter, and sprinkle chopped cilantro and Crumbled Cacique® Cotija on top.
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