Chicken Taquitos Recipe

• servings: 20 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds chicken breast (boneless)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 medium sized onion (chopped)

1 large jalapeno pepper (chopped)

2 cloves garlic (chopped)

2 tablespoons taco seasoning (use your favorite blend)

Salt and pepper as needed

1 cup shredded Cotija cheese (or use Monterrey Jack)

20 corn tortillas (or more as needed, softened)

2 cups vegetable oil for frying

Directions

Chicken

Add the chicken breast to a pot and cover it just enough with water along with a tablespoon of salt.

Poach

Bring it to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Lightly poach the chicken about 20 minutes, or until it is cooked through fully.

Shred

Remove from heat and set into a large bowl. Shred the chicken with forks.

Onion and Jalapeno

Heat the olive oil in a pan and cook the onion and jalapeno about 5 minutes to soften.

Garlic

Add the garlic and cook another minute, until fragrant.

Stuffing

Add the onion, jalapeno and garlic to the chicken, along with a bit of salt and pepper, taco seasoning and the shredded cheese. Mix it all together.

Stuff

Add a spoonful of chicken-cheese mixture to each softened tortilla and roll them up tightly. Fasten with toothpick to hold them together. See the NOTES section on how to best soften corn tortillas.

FOR FRYING YOUR TAQUITOS

Oil

Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot until it just starts to bubble very slightly. Test by placing a piece of tortilla in the oil. It should start to sizzle lightly.

Fry

Add the taquitos a few at a time, careful not to overcrowd them. Fry them 4-5 minutes per side, until they are golden.

Drain

Remove and set onto paper towels to drain.

Serve with your favorite dippers and enjoy!

FOR BAKING YOUR TAQUITOS

Roll

If baking, once the taquitos are rolled, place them onto lightly oiled baking sheets then spray them very lightly with spray oil.

Bake

Heat oven to 400 degrees F and bake them for 20 minutes, or until they become nice and crispy.

Serve with your favorite dippers and enjoy!

Nutrition

• Calories: 121 kcal
• Total Fat: 4 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Cholesterol: 21 mg
• Sodium: 71 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 11 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Protein: 8 g