How To Make Chicken Taquitos

Delicious Chicken Taquitos

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil for frying
• 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 1/2 cup grated onion
• 1/2 cup tomato puree
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• Salt and pepper
• 12 soft corn tortillas
• 1/3 cup cream cheese
• 1 avocado, pitted and sliced (tossed with lime juice and salt)
• 1 cup queso fresco, crumbled

Add any choice of salsa on top of the taquitos, and you can even add avocado or a delicious guacamole dip, sour cream, chopped lettuce and tomato slices.

Cooking Directions

1. eat the butter in a saucepan add the onion and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the tomato puree, garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, tomato paste, cilantro and oregano. Stir and cook for two minutes more.
2. Add the shredded chicken. Season with salt and pepper, cook for about 3 to 5 minutes.
3. eat the tortillas on a nonstick skillet or oven, then wrap them in aluminum foil to keep them warm.
4. o assemble: spread one tortilla with cream cheese, then top with about 2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture, roll and secure with a toothpick. Process with the remaining tortillas.
5. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet and when oil is hot, place about three to four flautas into the oil, and cook for about 1 minute on each side.
6. Drain the flautas on paper towels. Remove the toothpicks and serve warm with avocado slices, queso fresco and salsa