Chicken Taquitos
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 -2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 (13 ounce) packages tortillas, blended, Mission
- canola oil, for deep frying
directions
- Boil chicken until just cooked through; about 30 minutes. Chop, shred or grind cooked chicken and place in a large frying pan. Add water and stir in spices. Simmer on medium-low heat, uncovered for 25 minutes, until meat is richly colored and has absorbed liquid.
- Heat oil, at least 2 inches deep, in a large frying pan or deep fryer. If using deep frying, be sure to stack(2 layers) taquitos in basket. They will float and unravel.
- In another frying pan, warm tortillas until easy to roll without tearing. Spread chicken mixture in a 1/2 strip (1 Tbs.) along one side of the tortilla. Roll up the tortilla tightly and place on a tray with the overlapping edge down to avoid unrolling. Repeat with remaining tortillas and chicken until all ingredients are used.
- When oil is hot, place taquitos (in batches) in pan or deep fryer and brown to desired crispness, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve with pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
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My name is Sandra Bins. I am from Georgetown, TX. I have 2 sons, ages 5 and 11. I have been married for 4 years but we have been together for 15 years. Most of my cooking I have picked up from my mother and grandmother. They did not cook new things just the same ones over and over. When I got my own place and started to experiment, I learned that I can really make things turn out quite well. I love cookbooks, I don't really have a favorite one, more like a favorite 10. I like to take a recipe and find the variations in other cookbooks and mix things up. My husband, who is from Austin, Texas, likes things spicy and a little wild. But I tend to keep things a little mild. My sons like the fact that there is always something new on the table. We eat as a family every night no matter what. If there is something that my kids don't like, there is always hot pockets....lol. I love to cook mostly on the stove top. I am not a baker, but on occasion I can cook a mean casserole. I try not to depend on casseroles, they are loaded with fat and tend to really heat the house up. For fun my family likes to hike and bike. I am a stay at home mom/assistant cub master. I like what I do but as soon as my youngest starts school I am going back to work.