Name: Creamy Jalapeño Chicken Taquitos Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: For Taquito Filling:; 6 cups chicken; ¼ cup jalapeño; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp salt; 1½ cups crema table cream; 24 corn tortillas; oil; For Garnishes:; ½ cup crema table cream; fresh cilantro; ½ cup cotija cheese; avocado

Creamy Jalapeño Chicken Taquitos Recipe

Lois Myers Modified: March 1, 2024

How To Make Creamy Jalapeño Chicken Taquitos

These chicken taquitos are flavored with jalapeno, cumin, and cream. Serve this with some avocado and cilantro for more flavor and texture.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Taquito Filling:

6cupschicken,shredded
¼cupjalapeño,diced
1tspcumin
1tspgarlic powder
1tspsalt
1½cupscrema table cream
24corntortillas
oil,for frying

For Garnishes:

½cupcrema table cream
fresh cilantro
½cupcotija cheese
avocado

Instructions

In a sauce pan, over medium-high heat, combine all taquito filling ingredients. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Wrap tortillas in a damp towel and microwave for 15 to 20 seconds.
Place about 2 tablespoons of filling across the tortilla about ⅓ of the way up from the bottom of the tortilla, and roll the tortilla around the filling.
Heat about ¼ inch (½ cm) of oil over medium-high heat. Carefully, place 3 to 4 taquitos in the oil, and cook for 3 minutes on each side.
Remove from the pan and drain excess oil on the taquito on a paper towel.
Place cooked taquitos on a bed of lettuce and garnish with crema, cilantro, cotija, and avocado.
Enjoy!