Creamy Jalapeño Chicken Taquitos
featured in Crunchy Taquito Recipes
These crispy and cheesy taquitos are filled with a creamy and spicy jalapeno chicken filling. Perfect for a quick and tasty dinner.
Tasty Team
97% would make again
Total Time
35 minutes
35 min
Prep Time
15 minutes
15 min
Cook Time
20 minutes
20 min
Total Time
35 minutes
35 min
Prep Time
15 minutes
15 min
Cook Time
20 minutes
20 min
Ingredients
for 6 servings
Taquito Filling
- 6 cups chicken (750 g), shredded
- ¼ cup jalapeño (25 g), diced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups crema table cream (375 g)
- 24 corn tortillas
- oil, for frying
Garnishes
- ½ cup crema table cream (115 g)
- fresh cilantro
- ½ cup cotija cheese (60 g)
- avocado
Nutrition Info
- Calories 855
- Fat 53g
- Carbs 46g
- Fiber 6g
- Sugar 2g
- Protein 45g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- In a sauce pan, over medium-high heat, combine all taquito filling ingredients. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Wrap tortillas in a damp towel and microwave for 15-20 seconds.
- Place about 2 tablespoons of filling across the tortilla about ⅓ of the way up from the bottom of the tortilla, and roll the tortilla around the filling.
- Heat about ¼ inch (½ cm) of oil over medium-high heat. Carefully, place 3-4 taquitos in the oil, and cook for 3 minutes on each side. (Frying them seam side down first helps them stay closed during frying!)
- Remove from the pan and drain excess oil on the taquito on a paper towel.
- Place cooked taquitos on a bed of lettuce and garnish with crema, cilantro, cotija, and avocado.
- Enjoy!
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