Creamy Baked Chicken Taquitos
These creamy oven baked chicken taquitos are always a crowd favorite. Simple to make and delicious!
Ingredients
- 6 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 16 oz green salsa
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1/3 cup cilantro (chopped)
- 1/3 cup green onions (chopped)
- 4 cups shredded chicken
- 2 cups pepperjack cheese
- corn tortillas
- olive oil
- salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Blend together cream cheese, salsa, cumin, chili powder, and garlic. Stir in cilantro, green onions, chicken, and cheese.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with oil or cooking spray. Place a few tortillas in the oven to warm up, this helps them from not breaking when rolled.
- Working one tortilla at a time, place about 3 tablespoons of the chicken mixture in the center of a tortilla. Bring the bottom edge of the tortilla tightly over the filling, rolling from bottom to top until the top of the tortilla is reached. Place seam side down onto prepared baking sheet (taquitos not touching each other) and repeat with remaining tortillas and chicken filling.Lightly brush tops with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Bake until taquitos are crisp, about 15 minutes. Serve with sour cream, guacamole or just by themselves.
Notes
If you have any leftover rice from a previous meal, you can mix that into the chicken mixture for an added filler which makes the recipe go further. My kids don't even notice. I also add peppers that I dice small, my kids do notice those though. :)