Chicken Flautas

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 lb tomatillo, cleaned and husked
• 2 jalapenos, seeded
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped, divided
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup chicken breast, shredded, cooked in tomatillo sauce
• 6 corn tortillas
• 1/4 cup black olives, sliced
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated fine
• 1 1/2 cups lettuce, shredded
• 1/2 cup guacamole
• 1/4 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 roast the tomatillos and jalapeno peppers in oven or over flame.
• 2 put in a wet paper sack to steam to soften skin; peel.
• 3 in stock pot put in tomatillos, jalapenos,onion, and chopped cloves, with half of the cilantro, lime juice, and chicken stock.
• 4 add whole chicken breasts and cook.
• 5 when chicken is cooked until it shreds, and tomatillos mash easily, take out chicken.
• 6 set aside to cool sauce to lukewarm; blend up until smooth, and chicken until you can work with it shredding.
• 7 steam tortillas in microwave until soft.
• 8 take 1/8 cup shredded chicken and put on edge of tortilla; roll up; fasten with toothpick to stay closed.
• 9 repeat.
• 10 deep fry until crisp.
• 11 to plate put 2 flautas on plate then serve with mexican rice and refried beans topped with melted cheese.
• 12 top with 1/2 cup lettuce.
• 13 pour 1/4 cup tomatillo sauce over flautas and lettuce.
• 14 sprinkle on some cilantro and cheese on top.
• 15 serve gaucamole and sour cream on side.