Mexican is my absolute favorite, how about you? I seriously think we eat it once a week around here. Well today I’m sharing one of my absolute favorite recipes that’s great for dinner or an appetizer… Homemade Chicken Taquitos!
This recipe is actually quite easy to make, and it’s healthy version! …ok, not really that healthy. But at least they’re baked! And they’re pretty easy to make, too. I brought them to a Superbowl party this year so decided I’d share the recipe with you!
Ingredients:
- Shredded chicken (I used 6oz Oscar Meyer DeliFresh strips to save some time!)
- 8oz cream cheese
- Small flour tortillas (16)
- 1/4 cup green salsa
- 1 1/2 cups Taco shredded cheese
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tbsp cilantro
- 2 tbsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
Combine softened cream cheese, salsa and all the spices with your mixer.
Next shred the chicken into tiny pieces. Add chicken and shredded cheese into bowl and mix again.
Scoop about 1/3 cup of mixture into each tortilla and spread evenly across the length towards one end of the tortilla. Then roll up the tortillas tightly and place on a cookie sheet. Leave a little space between each taquito so they don’t stick together when baking!
Bake on 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with a dash of salt to taste.
Looks pretty yummy, right?
These were a super big hit at the Superbowl party!
This recipe will make 16 Chicken Taquitos that are pretty hefty in size. My 6’4″ husband ate 4 and was completely stuffed! And that doesn’t happen very often…
Chicken Taquitos
These chicken taquitos are so much more delicious and filling than the store bought ones! And they're cheaper to make too!
Ingredients
- 6 oz shredded chicken
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 16 small flour tortillas
- 1/4 cup green salsa
- 1½ cups shredded cheese (Mexican blend)
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tbsp cilantro
- 2 tbsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 425°.
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Combine softened cream cheese, salsa and all the spices with your mixer.
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Next shred the chicken into tiny pieces.
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Add chicken and shredded cheese into bowl and mix again.
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Scoop about 1/3 cup of mixture into each tortilla and spread evenly across the length towards one end of the tortilla.
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Then roll up the tortillas tightly and place on a cookie sheet. Leave a little space between each taquito so they don't stick together when baking!
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Bake on 425° for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with a dash of salt to taste.
Shannon says
These look so good! Pinned them 🙂
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Shannon says
Oops… Commenting from my phone and auto correct got me:
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howtonestforless says
Thanks Shannon. You’ll love them!
The Partiologist says
Mexican is my favorite too – wish they were on my plate for dinner tonight!
howtonestforless says
Haha! They’re addicting 😉
Crystal says
I LOVE Mexican food!! I would eat it all the time but my family doesn’t agree. Thanks for the delicious recipe!
howtonestforless says
You’re welcome Crystal!
daisy says
wow these look amazing! will try! thanks for the recipe 🙂
& Pretty Things
howtonestforless says
THanks Daisy!
Katie B. of HousewifeHowTos.com says
Thank you so much for sharing! My son absolutely loves taquitos, but I don’t like buying the premade ones because I don’t really know what’s in them. With this recipe, we can both be happy. 🙂
I’d love if you’d come join my How To Tuesday link party, too.
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kdkaren says
These do look amazing. I keep buying ingredients to try and make my own, then chicken out (no pun intended, lol). How hard are they to make?
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Amanda says
These look super yummy!
Kayla S says
These look delicious! Going to try them (vegetarian-ized), asap. 🙂