These taquitos are full of chicken, cheese and flavor. They are really easy to make and are a great snack, fun for game day or a great dinner!
These flautas or rolled tacos were originally my cousin’s recipe but we have adopted them as one of our own. It has been love at first bite for everyone in our family.
They are creamy, cheesy, full of flavor and easy to make. Serve them with your favorite dipping sauces for an extra special treat. They are a great hearty game day snack or a super fun dinner entrée.
When I asked my family for some family favorite recipes, this is one of the recipes my aunt Marlene gave me. She said she couldn’t take credit for it though, it was really my cousin Laura who had started making but everyone loved them!
I was really excited to give them a try as Laura is quite the cook. They were delicious and much easier to make than I had anticipated.
They are so creamy cheesy and the flavor is great! The mix of spices, cream cheese and chicken really makes for one delicious filling.
The tortillas get nice and crisp without the need for a fryer, which is a double bonus. The oven does a nice job of toasting them to light golden perfection.
Tips and Tricks
Cold tortillas are hard to roll. Make sure your tortillas are room temperature or slightly warm before you use them.
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We like making taquitos with flour tortillas. You can make them with corn tortillas if you would like.
Corn tortillas will work best if you give them a quick dip in warm oil before you use them. That warms them up and makes them pliable.
You can also try microwaving them for a few seconds before rolling them.
Try mixing up the fillings a bit if you’d like. These would be great with salsa verde instead of tomato salsa.
You can also experiment with different cheeses. Anything that melts nicely would be worth a try!
If you like bbq, trying giving these a BBQ slant and use BBQ sauce instead of salsa. It would be a fun twist, a lot like my creamy pulled pork enchiladas.
For another fun twist, try my buffalo chicken taquitos. They are fun for game day or any day!
These make a great appetizer or serve them as an entree for dinner. For a fun side dish, check out my enchilada pasta salad.
Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos
Ingredients
- 6 ounces cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup salsa
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 3 teaspoons garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 4 Tablespoons cilantro chopped
- ¼ cup chopped green onions
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1 cup shredded cheese I usually use cojack or cheddar
- 12 6 inch flour tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F
- Mix together all of the ingredients but the tortillas until thoroughly combined6 ounces cream cheese, ¼ cup salsa, 1 Tablespoon lime juice, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 3 teaspoons garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder, 4 Tablespoons cilantro, ¼ cup chopped green onions, 2 cups shredded cooked chicken, 1 cup shredded cheese
- Make sure your tortillas are nice and soft. If they aren’t, warm them in the microwave for about 20 seconds to make them pliable.12 6 inch flour tortillas
- Spoon about 3 Tablespoons of filling down the center of a tortilla. Roll it tightly and place in seam side down on a parchment lined (or sprayed) cookie sheet.
- Repeat until tortillas and chicken mixture are gone.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until they start to crisp and brown.
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My kids love taquitos. I think I need to start making my own! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Have a great week!
Kim
There are so many different flavors you could do, but these are definitely a favorite here! Thank you, Kim!
Oh I love taquitos! These look SO good–I love that the filling is creamy! Have a great day Carlee!
Creamy and cheesy are two of my favorite descriptors, so when you get to use them together to describe a taquito you know it has to be good!
I gotta give these a try. They sound delicious!
Thanks, Jas! They are really good and so much fun!
I'll take creamy and cheesy any day! They look delicious! Wishing you a fabulous Memorial Day sweet friend!
Me too!! Thanks, Andrea, and the same to you!
Carlee, I LOVE tacquitos and these sound really good. Really, really good! Thanks for bringing this by to Throwback Thursday! I'll be pinning to our board.
Thank you! I keep thinking I need to do some variations on this, but every time we make taquitos we end up doing them this way because we know we love them!
I am so guilty of the same thing – and it's the same at a restaurant for me, too. Once I order something I like I rarely order something else…
It's hard to go away from something you know is going to be good!
I love these. I'm definitely going to try your recipe.
They are really worth a try, that is for sure. I am already thinking of all the variations we could do!
If you fold them like egg rolls and deep fry 'em, ya got yourself some flautas!
Yum!
They were really good. We all enjoyed them.
These are worth a try, for sure!
This recipe sounds good, I think I could substitute my vegetarian chicken with the real chicken.
I bet you could sub in some black beans too. I may have to try a vegetarian version sometime!