Creamy Chicken Taquitos
Creamy Chicken Taquitos – an easy and delicious crock pot meal teaming a creamy, delectable chicken mixture with Tex Mex spices. A perfect dinner for busy weeknights!
I made these on Friday and they were so good, I just had to share!
I love being able to prepare dinner earlier in the day, so when the dinner rush time is here, it’s a breeze to get on the table!
Creamy Chicken Taquitos
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. frozen chicken breasts
- 1 juiced lime
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed or coarsely chopped
- 1/2 tsp. chili powder
- 1/4 tsp. cumin
- 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- *Chicken Mixture*
- 1/3 C (3 oz) cream cheese
- 1/4 C green salsa
- 1T fresh lime juice
- 1/4 t cumin
- 1/2 t chili powder
- 1/4 t granulated garlic, or garlic powder
- 3 T chopped cilantro
- 2 T onions
- 1 C grated pepperjack cheese
- small corn tortillas (or flour)
- kosher salt
- cooking spray
Directions:
1.Put chicken and 1/4 cup water in crock pot on high for 5 hours, Shred and let cool.
2.Heat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.
3.Heat cream cheese in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds so it's soft and easy to stir. Add green salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, and granulated garlic. Stir to combine and then add cilantro and green onions. Add chicken and cheese and combine well.
4.Work with a few tortillas at a time and heat in the microwave until they are soft enough to roll without cracking. It helps to place them between damp paper towels. Usually 20-30 seconds will do it. If you find yours are cracking when you roll them or are coming unrolled right away, just try heating them longer and try placing them between damp paper towels.
5. Place 2-3 T of chicken mixture on the lower third of a tortilla, keeping it about 1/2 inch from the edges and roll up.
6. Place seem of tortilla on pan, spray with pam and sprinkle some salt on top.
7. Cook for 15 min....and enjoy!!!
Adapted from Our Best Bites
They’re delicious!
I topped mine with pico and served with cilantro rice and beans!
Enjoy this delicious, easy weeknight meal? You’ll like these, too!
Post originally published May 4, 2010; republished with new images December 6, 2015. Below is an original photo from the original publish date.
Sounds yummy!! :)
I totally made those last week and they were SO good!! And made just enough to freeze some for another meal :] Until Sam ate them all. Seriously one of my favorite dinners of all time. I want to try the beef ones now!
Happy Cinco de Mayo!! That looks so yummy!
These look delicious! I'll have to try these someday soon.
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That looks sooo tummy! Thanks for sharing! :)
opps I mean YUMMY! Not tummy! Mayabe I wanted to say Yummy in my tummy! :)
Wow those look delicious! I have to make them! Thanks for sharing. Visiting you from The Girl Creative, and love your blog!
Sounds SO good! I will for sure be trying this SOON. I have been wanting a good crock pot shredded chicken recipe. Thanks!
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this sounds YUMMY!
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Yum! Tex-Mex, Mexican, whatever! It makes me weak in the knees!
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This sounds delish! I have a friend that used to make her own taquitos. I've never tried it though.
Have a great day!
Sherry
Oh my. These look just delicious!
This is my first time visiting your blog and I came across this recipe–I already have it bookmarked! yum!
I know you posted this a while ago… but this is a great recipe for me this week! I love to use my crock-pot around the holidays because it makes dinner so much easier during the busy time :) Thanks for sharing!
Taquitos are one of my favorite meals! I can’t wait to try these!
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This is going to be a life saver! My grandson (10) has fallen in love with these. I can’t keep buying them and they are so easy and reasonable to make. It was getting too much! Then I see this! Thank you for saving my budget and my pantry! These satisfy him (which isn’t easy) and I appreciate it! Happy New Year!
Sounds great! I love taquitos, but they’re usually fried and unhealthy.
We make these taquitos ALL the time and they are amazing! We double the batch and freeze them for easy dinners!