Description
Crispy and flavorful homemade flautas filled with seasoned chicken and cheese, served with your choice of toppings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 1 cup shredded cheese (e.g., cheddar, Monterey Jack)
- 10-12 corn tortillas
- Oil for frying or cooking spray for baking
- Toppings (e.g., sour cream, guacamole, salsa)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (if baking) or heat oil in a frying pan (if frying).
- Mix the shredded chicken and cheese together in a bowl.
- Warm the corn tortillas in a microwave or on a skillet to make them pliable.
- Place a spoonful of the chicken and cheese mixture in each tortilla, roll them tightly, and secure with toothpicks if needed.
- Arrange the flautas on a baking sheet, spray with cooking spray, and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden (if baking). For frying, carefully place rolled flautas in hot oil and cook until crispy and golden brown, about 3-4 minutes per side.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Serve with your choice of toppings.
Notes
Don’t overfill the tortillas to prevent them from opening during cooking. Keeping your tortillas warm helps prevent tearing.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: main course
- Method: Frying or Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 flautas
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 65mg