Thursday, September 15, 2011

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos**

1/3 C (3oz) cream cheese
1/4 C green salsa
1T fresh lime juice
1/2 t cumin
1 t chili powder
1/2 t onion powder
1/4t granulated garlic (I didn't know exactly what this was so I used garlic salt and it was fine)
3 T chopped cilantro
2 T sliced green onions (I accidentally left these out and it was also fine)

2 C shredded cooked chicken
1 C grated pepperjack cheese

small corn tortillas
kosher salt
cooking spray

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray

Heat cream cheese in the microwave for about 20-30 sec so it's soft and easy to stir. Add green salsa, lime juice(I just cut a lime in half and squeezed it), cumin, chili powder, onion powder, and garlic salt. Stir to combine then add cilantro and green onions. Add chicken and cheese, combine well.

Work with a few tortillas at a time-heat in the microwave until they are soft enough to roll without cracking (I did about 5-8 tortillas at a time for 1 minute wrapped in a paper towel to hold in the moisture).

Place 2-3T of chicken mixture on the lower third of the tortilla, keeping it about 1/2 in from the edges. Then roll it up tight, leaving the seam side down on the baking sheet.(make sure they aren't touching each other so they don't get stuck and rip when you try to separate them) Spray the tops lightly with the cooking spray and sprinkle the kosher salt on top.

Cook for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and the ends and the ends start to turn brown.

Dip 'em in salsa, sour cream or the yummy guac recipe listed above.

(this recipe was taken from ourbestbites.com)

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