Recipe: Tasty Chicken Flautas

Chicken Flautas. My favorite flauta recipe, from a Mexican cookbook by Jane Milton. The addition of cheese inside makes them very tasty! I serve these with crema (or sour creme) and homemade salsa.

How Do I Serve Chicken Flautas? With flautas, the two things that vary by region are the filling and the toppings. In most cases, the filling is made from pulled chicken or beef, your favorite Mexican chili. You can have Chicken Flautas using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Flautas

1. Prepare can of cooking spray.
2. You need 2 of onion, chopped.
3. You need 2 can of Green Chiles-chopped.
4. You need 2 tbsp of butter or oil.
5. Prepare 8 of chicken thighs- precooked and shredded.
6. It's 4 oz of sour cream.
7. It's 6 oz of cream cheese- softened.
8. You need 4 oz of salsa-I just used Tostitos brand but any will work.
9. You need 1 can of sweet corn- drained.
10. You need 1 1/2 cup of Cheddar Cheese- shredded.
11. You need of granulated garlic.
12. You need 1 tbsp of chopped parsley.
13. You need 18 of tortillas- flour.

Before we get started it's worth mentioning that Flautas sometimes moonlight as Taquitos, and vice versa. In Mexico, Flautas are traditionally made with corn tortillas. Crispy Chicken Taco Rolls Tacos are an everyday event in Mexico with many different fillings. When tacos are rolled tightly and pan-fried until crisp so they resemble tubes or "flutes," they become flautas.

Chicken Flautas step by step

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray 9 x 13 pan with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a medium pan with 2 tbs. Oil or butter, saute chilis and onion until softened..
3. Combine all ingredients except tortillas in a large bowl..
4. Put about 2-3 spoonfuls of the filling mixture on an outer third of the tortillas and roll..
5. Place rolled tortillas in pan and cook for about 15 minutes or until the tortillas are crisp and lightly browned. They can also be placed under the broiler for a few minutes, being careful not to burn the tortillas..
6. There should be enough filling and tortillas to make 2 pans of this. I made one for dinner and then froze another pan for a meal at a later date. Be sure to thaw the flautas before cooking second batch..

Add chicken and salsa; stir to combine. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro, cheese and Season with salt, to taste. To serve, arrange flautas on a platter of shredded lettuce and serve with Avocado. Fried chicken flautas made with flour tortilla and fresh ingredients. I prefer flour tortillas so I make these chicken flautas a few times a year..