Chicken Taquitos Recipe
A simple recipe for crunchy and cheesy Chicken Taquitos! Shredded chicken in a cheesy mixture wrapped in a corn tortilla and fried then topped with your favorite condiments and toppings.
Ingredients
- 8 small corn tortillas
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temp
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheese
- 1/4 cup tomatoes, finely chopped
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp salt, or to taste
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper, or to taste
- canola or light olive oil, for frying
Instructions
Filling-
- In a bowl, combine the shredded chicken, cream cheese, sour cream, shredded cheese, tomatoes and seasonings.
- Divide the filling evenly among the corn tortillas and tightly roll the tortillas and place on a baking sheet. Repeat with all the tortillas.
BAKE:
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and add the taquitos onto a baking sheet.
- Top each taquito with oil with a pastry brush.
- Bake for about 16-18 minutes or until crispy.
FRY:
- In a deep skillet, add oil to cover the bottom about 1 inch up. Heat the oil until reaches about 350°F. Add the chicken taquito into the oil and fry for about 4-6 minutes, or until crispy.
- Add cooked taquitos on a cooling rack or paper towel.
AIR FRYER:
- Add the taquitos into the air fryer rack and spray them with cooking spray and fry at 400°F for about 7-9 minutes or until taquitos reach desired crispiness. Repeat in batches with the rest of the taquitos.
Serve-
- Serve taquitos with sour cream, homemade pico de gallo, and guacamole.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Note: Nutrition value does not include the oil for frying.