Chicken Taquitos
Chicken Taquitos are the perfect twist on weeknight Mexican food! These pack a punch with their cheesy, creamy interior and satisfyingly crunchy exterior.
Servings: 12 taquitos
Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup salsa verde
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese
- 12 small corn tortillas
- oil for frying
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cream cheese, salsa verde, garlic powder, chili powder and salt. It is okay if it isn’t completely smooth.
- Pour over your shredded chicken, stir until evenly distributed.
- Add the shredded cheese to the chicken mixture and stir.
- Take 2 or 3 of the corn tortillas at a time and place them in between two paper towels then microwave for 15 seconds. At this point, your corn tortillas should be able to bend without ripping.
- Quickly add the chicken filling to the center of each tortilla and then tightly roll up the taquito.
- Repeat this step until you have used all of your chicken filling.
- In the bottom of a frying pan, pour enough oil so there is about 1/2 inch of oil covering the entire bottom of the pan.
- Heat over medium heat until it reaches 350°.
- Place taquitos seam side down and fry until golden brown and then use tongs to flip the taquitos.
- Once the taquito has been fried on all sides and is golden brown, remove from the oil and set on a cookie cooling rack that is set inside of a cookie sheet.
- Repeat until all taquitos are fried.
- Serve with sour cream, salsa or you other favorite dipping sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 347mg | Potassium: 224mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 251IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg