I made these for dinner the other night. They were so easy and delicious, I have no idea why I haven’t tried anything like this before. I didn’t have cream cheese on hand so I used Mayo and I had turkey, so I used that instead of chicken… you could adapt the recipe to whatever your tastes are or really to whatever you had left over :)
Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos
Makes 12 taquitos
3 ounces cream cheese, softened (or three large tablespoons of mayo)
1/4 cup green salsa (optional)
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice (juice from half a lime)
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 Tbsp chopped cilantro
2 Tbsp sliced green onions
2 cups shredded cooked chicken (or turkey)
1 cup shredded Mexican flavored cheese (I used Cheddar and Parmesan)
Small flour or corn tortillas
Kosher salt
Cooking spray
Preheat your oven to 425˚F.
In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese (or mayo), salsa, lime juice, ground cumin, chili powder, onion powder and garlic. Once combined, stir in the cilantro and green onions. Add the chicken and cheese; mix thoroughly.
Working with a few tortillas at a time, heat them in the microwave between two paper towels until they are soft enough to roll (about 20 – 30 seconds).
Spoon 2-3 Tablespoons of the chicken mixture onto the lower third of a tortilla. Roll the tortilla as tightly as you can.
Place the rolled tortilla seam side down on the baking sheet. Repeat with remaining tortillas until the mixture is gone. Make sure the taquitos are not touching each other on the pan. Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray and sprinkle with kosher salt.
Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until crisp and golden.
Serve with salsa, sour cream or guacamole.
**To freeze: Before baking, chill the taquitos on the baking sheet in the fridge. Once completely cooled, wrap each taquito individually with plastic wrap. Place in a labeled freezer bag and freeze. To bake a frozen taquito (no need to thaw first): Preheat oven to 425˚F and bake for 20 minutes.
