Easy Oven Baked Chicken Taquitos

These easy baked chicken taquitos are crispy and delicious! Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner recipe or freezer meal!

Course Dinner Recipes

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, cream cheese, dinner, freezer meal, freezer recipe, meal prep, salsa, taquitos

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 318kcal

Author Jesseca

Equipment

Ingredients

3 ounces cream cheese softened
1/4 cup green salsa
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
3 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
2 Tablespoons sliced green onions
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 cup shredded cheese
small flour or corn tortillas
salt
cooking spray

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment. Set them aside for later.
Mix together the cream cheese, salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion powder, garlic, red pepper flakes, cilantro, green onions, chicken, and cheese.
Place one tortilla on a work surface. Spoon 3 tablespoons of the filling onto the lower third of the tortilla. Roll tightly and place onto the prepared sheets.
Continue until the rest of your mixture is used along with the tortillas.
Spray the taquitos with non-stick spray and sprinkle with salt.
Bake for 15 minutes and enjoy!

Notes

TO FREEZE: Follow the recipe through spraying with non-stick spray and sprinkling with salt. Place the taquitos in the freezer for twenty minutes. Once flash frozen you can stick them into a big Ziploc and keep on hand for later. When you are ready to eat just stick them into the preheated oven and follow the directions above.

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