Chicken Taquitos with an Avocado Salsa
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
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
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1Start 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
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2Roll the tortilla tightly.Use a toothpick to keep the tortilla from unrolling.
tortilla
roll
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3Add 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
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4Remove the taquitos and place the on a plate covered with paper to drain the grease.Repeat until all of the taquitos cooked.
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5Place 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