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Hi everyone! I am back today to share and delicious family dinner recipe with you, Oven Baked Chicken Taquitos! These are a huge family favorite and I hope your family enjoys them as much as mine does. This is an adapted recipe from one of my foodie friends,Mom, What’s for Dinner?. Christi adds cheddar cheese to her recipe, but I leave that addition out because of my daughter’s diet and to also save calories. I promise none of the flavor or creaminess is lost when not adding cheddar cheese. When I put Oven Baked Chicken Taquitos on the menu all my kiddos get so excited. I have been making these taquitos for a few years now and they are always a crowd pleaser. I know you are ready for the recipe so lets get cooking!
First cook the chicken breast in a large stock pot or in a slow cooker. If cooking your chicken on the stove top, I use 2-4 cups of broth and if I use the crock pot I only use about a cup of broth. Add salt and pepper to taste, then cover and simmer chicken until falling apart tender. If cooking chicken in the slow cooker, cook on high for 3 -4 hours. Next in a large mixing bowl, add shredded chicken breast, softenedcream cheese,green onions,cilantro,garlic,jalapeno, tomatoes, and all seasonings. If you have a stand mixer you do not need to shred the chicken before mixing.
Mix everything together until combined well.
Next, line a baking sheet with foil. Then wrap 5 corn tortillas in parchment paper, at a time, and heat in the microwave on high for about 30 seconds, or until soft and flexible. Now add about 2 TBSP of chicken filling and spread it out in the middle of a tortilla. Tightly wrap the tortilla and place seam side down making two rows of taquitos. Repeat this process until all the chicken filling has been used.
Once all the tortillas are made, evenly spray the tortillas with vegetable or olive oil, I use a Misto Sprayer for this step. You may also evenly brush on the oil as well. Cook taquitos for 25-30 minutes @ 425 degrees.
Serve your Oven Baked Chicken Taquitos with an avocado salad and your favorite hot sauce or green sauce.
Oven Baked Chicken Taquitos
- Author: Audra
- Total Time: 43 minute
- Yield: 30 1x
Description
Restaurant quality oven baked chicken taquitos that are the perfect family meal and pair perfect with this mexican rice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 chicken breast
- 4 cups of vegetable or chicken broth
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 4–6 green onions (no more than 1/2 cup), finely chopped (including the green part)
- 2 TBSP cilantro, finely chopped
- 3 garlic gloves, minced
- 1 small jalapeno, finely chopped
- 2 roma tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 30 corn tortillas
- olive or vegetable oil, for brushing the taquitos before baking
Instructions
- First cook the chicken breast in a large stock pot or in a crock pot.
- If cooking chicken on the stove top, use 2-4 cups of broth.
- If using a crock pot use about a cup of broth.
- Cover and simmer chicken until falling apart tender.
- If cooking in the crock pot cook on high for 3 -4 hours.
- Shred chicken once chicken has cooled. If using a stand mixer you do not need to shred the chicken before mixing.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Next in a large mixing bowl, add chicken breast, softened cream cheese, green onions, cilantro, garlic, jalapeno, tomatoes, and all seasonings. Mix everything together until combined well.
- Next, line a baking sheet with foil.
- Then wrap 5 corn tortillas in parchment paper, at a time, and heat in the microwave on high for about 30 seconds, or until soft and flexible. Now add about 2 TBSP of chicken filling and spread it in the middle of a tortilla.Tightly wrap the tortilla and place seam side down. Repeat this process until all the chicken filling has been used.
- Once all the tortillas are made, spray the tortillas with vegetable or olive oil. I use a Misto Sprayer for this step. You may also brush on the oil as well.
- Cook for 25-30 minutes @ 425 degrees.
- Serve oven baked chicken taquitos with a your favorite hot sauce, green sauce, sour cream, and/or avocado salad.
Notes
If you notice the taquitos cracking or splitting as they cook, spray or brush on more oil as needed.
- Prep Time: 4-5 hours
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
Keywords: dinner, mexican, chicken, taquitos, baked
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