Baked Chicken Taquitos

Frying can be messy and isn't great for your waistline, so delight your family with these oven-baked chicken taquitos with leftover rotisserie chicken.

• Preparation Time: 35 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 377 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 24 (6 inch) corn tortillas
• 3 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• olive oil cooking spray
• 1 cup shredded lettuce, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or more as needed
• 1 pound shredded, cooked rotisserie chicken
• 0.5 cup sour cream
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup minced onion
• 0.25 cup taco sauce
• 0.33333334326744 cup chicken broth
• 1.5 cups finely chopped tomatoes
• 0.5 cup guacamole, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a large baking pan with olive oil cooking spray.

Step 2

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add tomatoes, onion, garlic, and jalapeno peppers, then stir in chicken broth, taco sauce, flour, cumin, oregano, chili powder, and salt. Cook until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Add shredded chicken, mixing vigorously until ingredients are well blended; cook until hot, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 3

Wrap 8 tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave on high until soft and flexible, about 30 seconds. Repeat twice more to heat remaining tortillas.

Step 4

Spoon about 2 tablespoons chicken mixture down the center of a tortilla and sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Roll tightly around the filling and place seam-side down in the prepared baking dish. Repeat to form remaining taquitos. Spray taquitos with cooking spray and sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and taquitos are crispy, 20 to 22 minutes.

Step 6

Place shredded lettuce on a serving platter and arrange taquitos on top. Serve with sour cream and guacamole.