Chicken Taquitos

Learn how to make crispy, homemade chicken taquitos.  This recipe uses our corn and all purpose einkorn flour blend tortillas along with homemade enchilada sauce.  You can use store bought if you would like, but this really makes them delicious. Once you learn how to roll tortillas it is hard to go back to store bought. Crispy on the outside and loaded with flavor and tender chicken on the inside.

Crispy baked chicken taquitos ready to serve.

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Chicken Taquitos

Total Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: chicken taquitos, taquitos

Servings: 10

Equipment

• 1 slow cooker
• 1 tortilla press or rolling pin (for homemade tortillas)
• parchment paper (for homemade tortillas)
• 1 cheese grater
• 1 sauce pan (for enchilada sauce)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb Organic chicken breast
• 1 cup Enchilada sauce  See recipe below
• 4 fl oz Organic cream cheese
• 1 cup Organic monterey jack cheese shredded from a block
• 1 cup Organic sharp cheddar shredded from a block
• 20 Corn tortilla shells See recipe below

Instructions

• Bake the oven to 425 f.
• In a slow cooker on high add in the 1 1/2 lb Organic chicken breast and 1 cup Enchilada sauce 
• Place the lid on and simmer for 1 hour.
• Use a beater and shred the chicken.
• Add in the4 fl oz Organic cream cheese
• Cover again and let sit for 20 minutes.
• Stir and add in the1 cup Organic monterey jack cheese and 1 cup Organic sharp cheddar
• Spoon 2 tablespoons of mixture onto the corn tortillas.
• Spray with avocado oil and bake for 12-15 minutes.
• Spoon 2 tablespoons of mixture onto the corn tortillas.

Notes

To Freeze

• Before baking, don't spray with oil. Instead flash freeze on the parchment lined baking sheet and then place into a ziploc or freezer safe bag.

Corn and Flour Tortilla Blend

Enchilada Sauce