Light Baked Chicken Taquitos

hands.matt
hands.matt @cook_3355319
North Carolina

The key to this is marinating the ground chicken. Some people look for cheesy, pan fried taquitos, but these are meant to be a bit healthier. So, the chicken needs marinated to give ample flavor.

Light Baked Chicken Taquitos

The key to this is marinating the ground chicken. Some people look for cheesy, pan fried taquitos, but these are meant to be a bit healthier. So, the chicken needs marinated to give ample flavor.

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Ingredients

16 servings
  1. 16 smallFlour Tortillas
  2. Chicken & Marinade
  3. 16 ozGround Chicken
  4. 2 tspCanola Oil
  5. 2 tspWorcestershire Sauce
  6. 2 cloveGarlic
  7. 1/4White Onion
  8. 1 1/2 tbspGreek Oregano Leaves (or marjoram)
  9. 1/2 tspGround Mustard Seed
  10. 1/4 tspGround Red Pepper
  11. 1 tspSalt
  12. 1 pinchGround Black Pepper
  13. Chipotle Dip
  14. 1 cupLight Sour Cream
  15. 2 tspMinced Chipotles in Adobo
  16. 3/4 tspSalt

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Mince garlic and oregano leaves, dice onion and place all in a medium mixing bowl. Add remained of marinade ingredients and stir to mix completely. Add ground chicken and with your hands or rubber spatula, gently stir until mixed thoroughly. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

  2. 2

    Mix chipotle dip ingredients and refrigerate until ready to use.

  3. 3

    Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Pour in chicken mixture and saute for 7-8 minutes stirring constantly. Cover and continue to cook for 5 minutes. Uncover and break up meat into small pieces. Turn heat to high and cook until liquid has evaporated.

  4. 4

    For each taquito, place a spoonful lengthwise along center of tortilla. Roll to close it and place seam side down in a cooking sprayed baking dish. Repeat until all filling has been used. Lightly spray the tops of all taquitos with cooking spray to help them crisp.

  5. 5

    Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes. Serve with chipotle dip.

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