Flautas (Taquitos)

Name: Flautas (Taquitos)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 cups shredded chicken seasoned with cumin and salt; 12 corn tortillas, warmed; oil for frying; 1 cup salsa verde; ½ cup crema or sour cream; guacamole and shredded lettuce to serve

Crispy rolled flautas filled with chicken and served with salsa verde and crema. Rolling the tortillas tightly and securing them with a toothpick before frying keeps them sealed shut in the hot oil instead of unrolling and spilling their filling.

Total time

15 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

5 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mexican

comfortMexican

Ingredients

2 cupsshredded chicken seasoned with cumin and salt

12corn tortillas, warmed

oilfor frying

1 cupsalsa verde

½ cupcrema or sour cream

guacamole and shredded lettuceto serve

Instructions

Fill each tortilla with chicken; roll tightly; secure with toothpick.

Fry at 180°C until crispy and golden.

Drain; remove toothpicks.

Serve with salsa verde, crema, guacamole, and lettuce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

188

Protein

Fat

2.9g

Carbs

37.2g

Fiber

4.2g

Sodium

246mg

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