Chicken Taquitos with an Avocado Salsa

Ready in : 35 mins

Need a gluten free main course? Chicken Taquitos with an Avocado Salsa could be a super recipe to try. For $3.53 per serving, this recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 854 calories, 43g of protein, and 51g of fat each. This recipe from Foodista has 1 fans. If you have onion, chicken breast, tomatillos, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a pretty expensive recipe for fans of Mexican food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 35 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 85%. This score is awesome. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Chicken Taquitos With Green Salsa, Crockpot BBQ Beer Chicken Taquitos with Street Corn Salsa, and Crockpot BBQ Beer Chicken Taquitos with Street Corn Salsa.

Diets

GLUTEN FREE

Ingredients

corn tortillas

16

chicken breast

1.25 lb

cooking oil

2 cups

mexican cream

0.25 cup

queso fresco to garnish

3 ounces

avocados

2

tomatillos

3 small

cilantro

6 sprigs

onion

0.25

garlic

1 clove

juice of lime

2

salt

1 tsp

Cooking in Steps

1
Start by simmering the chicken in just enough water to cover the chicken. When it is cooked through, allow to cool and then shred.Spoon 1 tablespoon of shredded chicken onto a tortilla.

shredded chicken

tortilla

whole chicken

water
2
Roll the tortilla tightly.Use a toothpick to keep the tortilla from unrolling.

tortilla

roll

toothpicks
3
Add the 2 cups of cooking oil to a large frying pan.Preheat the oil to hot.When the oil is hot add 4 to 6 taquitos to the pan. Do not crowd them.Turn once during cooking.Cook the taquitos until they are crispy and golden.

cooking oil

frying pan
4
Remove the taquitos and place the on a plate covered with paper to drain the grease.Repeat until all of the taquitos cooked.
5
Place four cooked taquitos on a plate.Put a teaspoon of Mexican cream on each one.Then cover them with the avocado salsa and sprinkle with shredded queso fresco.

mexican crema

queso fresco

avocado

salsa