Cream Cheese and Chicken Taquitos
Friday, February 28, 2020
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Everyone Loves These Cheesy Taquitos! They’re Filled With Chicken, Cream Cheese, Salsa, And Spinach And Are Great As Appetizers Or Even A Main Dish.
Chicken Taquitos on plate
FAVORITE CHICKEN TAQUITOS
We have Hispanic food EVERY week. Without fail, we are having tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas or taquitos one day during the week and the kids love them. I’m so grateful for that because I love these recipes too, and they’re usually really easy to make. Today, I wanted to share our favorite taquitos recipe – Cream Cheese and Chicken taquitos.
CREAM CHEESE AND CHICKEN TAQUITOS RECIPE
You will love these Cream Cheese and Chicken Taquitos filled with cream cheese, salsa, cheese, sour cream and spinach.
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 192 kcal
Author Lil' Luna
INGREDIENTS
3 cups chicken cooked and shredded
6 oz cream cheese softened
1/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup salsa
1 1/2 cups colby jack cheese
1 1/2 cups baby spinach chopped and stems removed
12 6 inch corn tortillas
vegetable or canola oil for frying
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat ½" oil in a sauce pan on medium heat.
In a large bowl mix together the chicken, cream cheese, sour cream, salsa, co-jack and spinach. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Once oil is hot enough (place hand over pan, above oil, to feel heat), add a few tablespoons of chicken/cream cheese mixture to the center of a tortilla and spread out. Roll up and set seam side down in oil using tongs. Cook until golden brown on both sides.
Repeat until all the tortillas are filled, rolled and fried.
Set on paper towels to drain.
Serve warm and ENJOY!
Nutrition Facts
Cream Cheese and Chicken Taquitos Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 192 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 55mg 18%
Sodium 249mg 10%
Potassium 154mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 2g 1%
Sugars 1g
Protein 10g 20%
Vitamin A 16.7%
Vitamin C 2.1%
Calcium 14.4%
Iron 3.2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Recipe adapted from Cream Cheese and Chicken Taquitos