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Ingredients
| chicken breasts: 1.25 lbs |
| vegetable oil: 5 Tbl |
| onions: 1 (finely chopped) |
| dried oregano (ground): 1/2 tsp |
| cream cheese: 3 oz (at room temperature) |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| black pepper: 1/8 tsp |
| corn tortillas: 12 tortillas |
Chicken Taquitos
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
60 min -
Cook Time
15 min -
Servings
24 serving(s)
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- Place chicken in medium saucepan of lightly salted water.
- Bring to a boil over med-high heat.
- Reduce to low, simmer until chicken is white throughout but moist. Shred. In medium skillet, heat 1 TBSP oil over med-high heat.
- Add onion and oregano.
- Cook until onion is limp. Remove from heat.
- Stir in cream cheese.
- Add chicken, salt and pepper.
- Mix thoroughly.
- In medium skillet, heat 2 TBSP oil over med-high heat.
- Using tongs, soften tortillas 1 at a time by dipping in hot oil for about 2 seconds on each side.
- Add oil if needed.
- Drain between paper towels.
- Stack and keep covered with a clean towel.
- To fill: Place 1 tortilla on work place, spoon about 2 TBSP mixture in strip in lower 1/3 of tortilla.
- Roll up tightly.
- Secure with toothpick and lay seam side down on plate.
- Repeat with all tortillas.
- Taquitos can be held, covered and refrigerated, up to 6 hours before frying. Cover with plastic wrap to keep from drying out.
- In medium skillet, heat remaining oil over med-high heat.
- Fry taquitos, 2 at a time, seam side down, turning, until lightly browned on both sides, about 2 minutes.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Cut each taquito in half.