Chicken Taquitos

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
• 1 (10 ounce) can mild enchilada sauce
• 1 cup shredded cheese cheddar cheese (or a shredded blend) or 1 cup mozzarella cheese (or a shredded blend) or 1 cup monterey jack pepper cheese (or a shredded blend)
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, diced
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 24 corn tortillas
• oil (for deep frying)
• sour cream
• salsa
• guacamole

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl combine chicken, enchilada sauce, cheese, onion, chilies and garlic salt. mix well and set aside.
• 2 in a small skillet, heat oil. use tongs to dip each tortilla in oil for about 5 seconds on each side. drain on paper towels. keep warm.
• 3 place 2 tablespoons of chicken mixture onto each tortills. toll tortillas as tightly as possible and hold closed with a toothpick.
• 4 heat additional oil in skillet. deep fry taquitos until browned (about 1-5 minutes depending on how crisp you want them). drain on paper towel and serve with sour cream, salsa, or guacamole.
• 5 serve 2 taquitos per person.
• 6 to freeze: prepare taquitos as directed. allow to cool and place on a baking sheet. freeze until firm and then transfer to a freezer bag.
• 7 to serve: microwave to thaw and reheat.