Chicken and Cheese Taquitos
Chicken and Cheese Taquitos are a delicious easy dinner recipe. Tender chicken is mixed with green salsa, spices and cheese, then rolled up and baked. The perfect weeknight dinner made with simple ingredients.
Servings: 6
Calories: 136kcal
Equipment
- Large Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- ¼ cup green salsa
- 3 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4 ounce can chopped green chiles
- 3 scallions chopped
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 cups shredded pepperjack cheese
- 12 small flour tortilla
Instructions
- Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl combine your chicken, salsa, cream cheese, green chiles, scallions, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and cheese.
- Mix until well combined.
- Divide the filling evenly among the 12 tortillas and roll up.
- Place the taquitos on a parchment lined tray sprayed with spray cooking oil.
- Spray the tops of the taquitos with the cooking oil spray.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until crispy and the edges are browned.
- Serve with all your favorite taco toppings and dips like salsa and sour cream.
Notes
- Store these in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- These freeze beautifully before cookings. Just freeze in a single layer then transfer to freezer safe bags once fully frozen. They will keep for up to 3 months.
- This is a great way to use up leftover chicken or a rotisserie chicken, it makes this recipe super fast.
- You can substitute any flavor cheese you like.
Nutrition
Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 410IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg