Chicken Taquitos Recipe
In this homemade chicken taquitos recipe, a flavorful, cheesy chicken filling is baked in corn tortillas until golden brown and crispy! They're better than store-bought chicken taquitos and easy to make at home!
Servings: 16 Taquitos
Cost: $8
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken* (cooked and shredded)
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ cup salsa
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup cilantro (chopped)
- 16 corn tortillas
- spray olive oil (or olive oil in a spray bottle)
- Flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven 400 Fahrenheit (204 degrees Celsius). Line a large baking sheet with a silicone baking mat and spray with oil or cooking spray
- Combine the cream cheese, sour cream, salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper and cilantro in a large bowl.
- Then stir in the chicken until coated.
- Warm the corn tortillas in the microwave for 15 seconds, remove from the microwave and cover with a tea towel to keep them warm.
- Then, put 3-4 Tablespoons of filling in each tortilla.
- Wrap them tightly being careful not to crack the tortillas. (you might need to re-warm some of the tortillas towards the end).
- As you wrap the tortillas around the filling, put a toothpick into the seam of the tortilla lengthwise.
- Evenly space the taquitos out on the prepared baking sheet so they aren’t touching.
- Then spray them with olive oil spray and sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until the tortillas are lightly browned on the bottom and the filling is slightly bubbly.
- Let cool slightly then serve warm with guacamole, salsa, sour cream, etc.
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Notes
Ingredient Notes & Substitutions
- *Chicken. I suggest using a rotisserie chicken to make this recipe super easy. Or, you can make shredded chicken breasts, make a batch of this crock pot Mexican chicken for extra flavor and use it in this recipe.
- Cream cheese. I suggest full-fat, but any variety works.
- Sour cream. greek yogurt works well in place of sour cream.
- Spices. instead of individual spices, you can use 1 ½ Tablespoons taco seasoning.
- Corn tortillas. flour tortillas also work really well.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C).
- Arrange the frozen taquitos in a single layer on a baking sheet.
- Lightly spray them with olive oil and sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, flipping halfway through, until heated through and crispy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Taquito | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 193mg | Potassium: 241mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 320IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg