Cheesy Chicken Flautas
Baked Cheesy Chicken Flautas are great easy recipe for your next Mexican Fiesta. They bring loads of flavor with just a few ingredients.
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Servings: 32 flautas
Calories: 89kcal
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup fiesta blend cheese or Monterey Jack, shredded
- 1 tsp cumin
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 16 burrito-sized flour tortillas
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In microwave-safe bowl, combine shredded chicken, salsa, cream cheese, shredded cheese, cumin, salt and pepper. Microwave mixture 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted and chicken is heated through.
- Spoon about 3 tablespoons for chicken mixture on bottom third of each tortilla. Roll up tightly and cut in half. Place each Flauta seam-side down on rimmed baking sheet.
- Spray chicken flautas with cooking spray. Bake 18-20 minutes until flautas are crispy.
- For party presentation, place flautas on a baking sheet in a ring shape, adding shredded cheese between each layer. (Place a small bowl in the middle of the ring while you lay out your flautas but remember to remove the bowl before baking.) Bake additional 5 minutes to melt the cheese.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 grams | Calories: 89 kcal | Carbohydrates: 1 g | Protein: 10 g | Fat: 5 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g | Trans Fat: 0.01 g | Cholesterol: 38 mg | Sodium: 121 mg | Potassium: 181 mg | Fiber: 0.1 g | Sugar: 0.4 g | Vitamin A: 164 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 36 mg | Iron: 0.2 mg
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