Make taquitos, or rolled tacos, at home with this super easy recipe that uses canned or rotisserie chicken, cheese, and hot pepper sauce. The filling is easy to adjust — add sliced jalapeños if you prefer lots of heat. Bake until crisp and serve as an appetizer or side dish with your favorite salsa. You can also serve them as a main course topped with lettuce, tomato, olives, sour cream, and more.
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 can chicken chunks , 10 ounce
- 0.25 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 5 dropss hot pepper sauce , such as Tabasco
- 12 corns tortillas
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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2
Combine chicken and cheese in a bowl; stir in hot pepper sauce to taste.
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Warm tortillas one at a time in a skillet over medium heat until flexible, about 10 seconds per side.
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Spread about 1 heaping tablespoonful of chicken mixture over half of a warmed tortilla. Roll tightly to form a taquito starting at the filled side of the tortilla. Place seam-side down in the prepared baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
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5
Bake in the preheated oven until golden crisp and to your liking, about 20 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
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