Chicken Taquitos with an Avocado Salsa

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.

Ingredients

corn tortillas

corn tortillas

16

chicken breast

chicken breast

1.25 lb

cooking oil

cooking oil

2 cups

mexican cream

mexican cream

0.25 cup

queso fresco to garnish

queso fresco to garnish

3 ounces

avocados

avocados

2

tomatillos

tomatillos

3 small

cilantro

cilantro

6 sprigs

onion

onion

0.25

garlic

garlic

1 clove

juice of lime

juice of lime

2

salt

salt

1 tsp

Cooking in Steps

  1. 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

    shredded chicken

    tortilla

    tortilla

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

    water

    water

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

    tortilla

    tortilla

    roll

    roll

    toothpicks
    toothpicks
  3. 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

    cooking oil

    frying pan
    frying pan
  4. 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. 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

    mexican crema

    queso fresco

    queso fresco

    avocado

    avocado

    salsa

    salsa