Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos

 
 Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos

Yield: 24 taquitos

6 ounces cream cheese, softened

3 Tbsp fresh lime juice or 1 fresh squeezed lime

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/2 cup chopped cilantro

5 cups shredded cooked chicken

2 cup shredded Mexican flavored cheese

2 cups frozen corn

2 cups cooked black beans

small flour or corn tortillas

cooking spray

Preheat your oven to 425˚F. 

In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, lime juice, onion powder, corn, and beans. Once combined, stir in the cilantro. Add the chicken and cheese; mix thoroughly.

If you are prepping this in advance, refrigerate the mixture at this point until ready to continue.

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 – 30 seconds).

Spoon 2-3 Tablespoons of the chicken mixture onto the lower third of a tortilla. Roll the tortilla as tightly as you can.

Place the rolled tortilla seam side down on the baking sheet. Repeat with remaining tortillas until the mixture is gone.  Make sure the taquitos are not touching each other. Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray.

Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until crisp and golden.

Serve with salsa, sour cream or guacamole.

**To freeze:  Before baking, flash freeze the taquitos in a single layer on a baking sheet then place in a labeled freezer bag and store up to 3 months.  To bake a frozen taquito (no need to thaw first): Preheat oven to 425˚F and bake for 20 minutes.