Description
Chicken Flautas are crispy rolled tacos filled with seasoned chicken, cheese, and salsa, perfect for a delicious meal or snack.
Ingredients
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For the Flautas:
- Vegetable or Canola Oil, for frying
- 3 cups Shredded Cooked Chicken or Shredded Beef
- 1 cup Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese
- 1/2 cup Salsa (store-bought or homemade)
- 1 (4-ounce) Can Diced Chiles
- Garlic Salt with Parsley Flakes, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- 12 (6-inch) Flour Tortillas (or Corn Tortillas)
- Salt, to taste
For Toppings:
- Shredded Lettuce
- Chopped Tomatoes
- Green Salsa
- Guacamole
- Cilantro Ranch Dressing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to the warm setting or about 200°F.
- Heat oil: Fill a large saucepan with about ¾ inch of oil. Heat over medium heat to 375°F.
- Prepare filling: In a medium bowl, combine chicken, cheese, salsa, diced chiles, garlic salt, and pepper.
- Fill tortillas: Working with 4 tortillas at a time, spread a heaping spoonful of chicken filling along the middle of each tortilla. Roll the tortillas tightly around the filling and secure with a toothpick.
- Fry flautas: Fry the flautas in hot oil until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels and season with salt.
- Keep warm: Transfer flautas to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while cooking the remaining tortillas.
- Serve: Serve warm with desired toppings.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 flauta
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
