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Chicken Taquitos with Avocado Crema

URL: https://www.acozykitchen.com/crispy-chicken-taquitos

Ingredients

The taquitos

  • pounds bone-in chicken thighs or breasts
  • ½ unit white onion
  • 2 tablespoons Ancho chile powder
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 1 unit juice from 1 lemon
  • ½ cup beer
  • 1 cup low-sodium chicken stock
  • 8 unit flour or corn tortillas
  • neutral oil for frying

The avocado crema

  • 2 unit ripe avocados
  • 3 tablespoons Mexican crema or sour cream
  • 2 unit juice from 2 limes
  • ½ unit jalapeño, minced
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Garnishes

  • 2 ounces cotija cheese, crumbled
  • 2 unit radishes, cut into matchsticks

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 300°F.
  2. Blend the marinade ingredients until smooth.
  3. Place the chicken in a casserole dish and cover with the marinade; bake for 1½ hours until tender.
  4. Shred the chicken and mix with some of the marinade.
  5. Warm the tortillas in a microwave or oven until pliable.
  6. Assemble the taquitos by filling tortillas with chicken and rolling them up.
  7. Pan-fry the taquitos in oil until golden brown and crispy.
  8. For the avocado crema, blend all ingredients until smooth.
  9. Serve the taquitos with avocado crema, cotija cheese, and radishes.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
12 taquitos
Calories
250
Total fat
10g
Total carbohydrates
20g
Total protein
20g
Sodium
491mg
Cholesterol
20mg

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