Recipe: Tasty Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos

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Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos. Add green salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion powder and granulated garlic. Don't forget to add a side of sour cream and guacamole! Tips and tricks for Baked Creamy CHicken Taquitos.

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos The perfect dinner for a busy day. You can easily purchase a rotisserie chicken at the store and take all the chicken off. Then you don't have to deal with cooking chicken breasts. You can cook Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos

  1. You need 3 oz of cream cheese, softened.
  2. Prepare 1/4 cup of green salsa (or regular salsa).
  3. You need 1 tbsp of fresh lime juice (juice from 1/2 lime).
  4. You need 1/2 tsp of cumin.
  5. It's 1 tsp of chili powder.
  6. It's 1/2 tsp of onion powder.
  7. It's 2 clove of garlic, minced.
  8. Prepare 3 tbsp of chopped fresh cilantro.
  9. It's 2 tbsp of sliced green onions.
  10. Prepare 2 cup of shredded cooked chicken.
  11. It's 1 cup of shredded mexican flavored cheese.
  12. You need 1 small of flour or corn tortillas.
  13. Prepare 1 of non stick cooking spray.
  14. It's 1 of kosher salt.

Combine cream cheese, salsa, lime juice, ground cumin, chili powder, onion powder and garlic in a large bowl and stir until well combined. Once combined, stir in the cilantro and green onions. Add the chicken and cheese; mix thoroughly. These taquitos are filled with a combination of zesty Mexican spices, lean cooked chicken, flavorful seasonings — not to mention gooey, melted cheese and their hallmark savory cream cheese base, which gives the filling an unbelievably creamy taste.

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425º..
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper..
  3. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion and garlic powder and minced garlic. Once combined stir in cilantro and green onions..
  4. Add the chicken and cheese and mix thoroughly..
  5. Working with a few tortillas at a time, heat them in the microwave between two paper towels until they are soft enough to roll. (About 20 seconds).
  6. Spoon 2-3 tbsp of chicken mixture onto the lower third of the tortilla. Roll the tortilla as tightly as you can..
  7. Place the rolled tortilla seam side down on the baking sheet..
  8. Repeat with remaining tortillas until mixture is gone. Make sure rolled tortillas are not touching each other..
  9. Spray the tops lightly with non stick cooking spray and sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and golden. Serve with salsa, sour cream or guacamole..
  10. **Recipe courtesy of chefintraining.com. (chef-in-training.com/2012/02/baked-creamy-chicken-taquitos/)**.

Baked Chicken Taquitos Recipe with Cream Cheese. It is super easy to make these baked chicken taquitos and everyone in my family loves them! They are also an excellent freezer meal. I like to double the recipe and freeze some for my own fam and take them to other families that could use a delicious, quick meal to stash in the freezer. I'm guessing the ladies at Our Best Bites didn't know.