Description
Enjoy delicious homemade Taquitos with a flavorful chicken and cheese filling, rolled in crispy tortillas and fried to perfection. Perfect for a tasty snack or a crowd-pleasing appetizer!
Ingredients
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For the Taquitos:
- vegetable or canola oil, for frying
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups baby spinach, stems removed and chopped
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese, or Mexican blend cheese
- 1/2 cup salsa, store-bought or homemade
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 12 (6-inch) corn tortillas (or flour tortillas)
For Toppings:
- shredded lettuce
- chopped tomatoes
- sour cream
- Pico de Gallo
Instructions
- Heat Oil: Fill a saucepan with ½ inch of oil and heat over medium heat to 350 degrees F.
- Prepare Filling: In a large bowl, mix together chicken, cream cheese, spinach, Colby Jack cheese, salsa, and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper.
- Fill and Fry: Add a few tablespoons of the chicken/cream cheese mixture to the center of a tortilla, roll it, and fry in hot oil until golden brown on both sides, approximately 2-3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
- Repeat: Fill, roll, and fry all 12 tortillas.
- Serve: Serve warm with your favorite toppings.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taquito
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
