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Easy Baked Chicken Taquitos

I love a taquito. They make a great tailgate or party snack, but also just a fun way to mix up dinner instead of the usual taco night. Since taquitos are typically fried, I wanted to see if I could bake them and still get a nice crispy shell. By spraying the tortillas with olive oil, they crisp up nicely in the oven! The leftovers hold well, and are especially good reheated in the air fryer.

How to make Baked Chicken Taquitos , an easy recipe on lexeats.com

I make these with rotisserie chicken because it’s easy, but you could also just bake up some chicken breasts and shred them yourself. Pro tip – use your stand mixer to shred chicken, it’s so easy! I also use greek yogurt and low carb tortillas for healthy swaps you don’t even notice. I ate them with my healthier version of Chuy’s Jalapeño Ranch Dip. Also just a note, I would by no means consider this an authentic Mexican recipe, just sharing my appreciation for a taquito 🙂

Baked Chicken Taquitos

Ingredients

  • 20 6 in flour tortillas
  • 4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
  • 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
  • 1/2 cup hot sauce or salsa
  • 2 tsp salt (to taste)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425.
  2. Add chicken, yogurt, cheese, hot sauce and salt to a bowl and stir to combine.
  3. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil. Place tortilla on pan and spread chicken about 1 in thick on one side.
  4. Roll tortilla over filling, tucking it in to form a tight roll seam side down.
  5. Repeat with all tortillas and spray with olive oil.
  6. Bake for 10 minutes. Flip taquitos and bake for 2 more minutes.

chicken mixture

how to roll taquitos

Lex Eats Baked Chicken Taquitos

Give them a try and let me know what you think! Check out my other favorite tailgate recipes here.

Biscuits & blessings,

Leels

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