Taquitos

Name: Taquitos Recipe
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For the taquitos:; 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 can chopped green chiles 4 ounces; A few leaves fresh cilantro or parsley finely chopped; Vegetable or canola oil for frying; 12 (6-inch) corn tortillas; For the dipping sauce for burritos and taquitos:; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 red onion chopped; 2 cloves garlic grated or finely chopped; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 tablespoon chili powder a palm full; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/2 a palm full; A pinch ground cinnamon; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 (28-ounce) can fire roasted crushed tomatoes

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

For the taquitos:2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken1 teaspoon ground cumin1/2 teaspoon dried oreganoSalt and freshly ground black pepper1 can chopped green chiles, 4 ouncesA few leaves fresh cilantro or parsley, finely choppedVegetable or canola oil, for frying12 (6-inch) corn tortillasFor the dipping sauce for burritos and taquitos:1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil1 red onion, chopped2 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped1 teaspoon sugar1 tablespoon chili powder, a palm full1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin, 1/2 a palm fullA pinch ground cinnamonSalt and freshly ground black pepper1 (28-ounce) can fire roasted crushed tomatoes

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

For the taquitos:
Season the chicken with cumin, oregano, salt and pepper and mix in the chiles and cilantro or parsley. Dip the tortillas in 1-inch warm oil to soften. Tightly roll a couple of forkfuls of chicken up in the tortillas. Place seam side down and bake 12 minutes.

For the sauce:
Heat a sauce pot over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, red onion and garlic and soften 5 minutes then season with sugar, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, salt and pepper and stir in the fire roasted tomatoes. Reduce heat to low and simmer.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FARFFLEART.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 19.5
Total Fat: 0.2 g
Cholesterol: 10.3 mg
Sodium: 11.5 mg
Total Carbs: 0.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
Protein: 4.1 g

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Member Reviews

CHIEFSPH31
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed these taquitos! Absolutely Delicious! And the nutritional numbers are all very acceptable for my wife, who has both Congestive Heart Failure and Diabetes. We even added some grated swiss cheese (Lucerne Brand has only 60mg sodium). We will be eating these regularly. - 7/14/09
FAMGOULD1
my family ejoyed these. i would make them again. - 2/14/08