I grew up eating Mexican food every day in the kitchen and never got sick of it. This is a delicious dish to serve for a “Mexican or Taco Night.” What youngster doesn’t like chicken tacos, as my 8-year-old brother refers to them? They are simple to eat. Others prefer to microwave the tortillas, roll up the flautas, and then deep-fry them. Simply said, baking them makes me feel a little less bad. I enjoy topping them with additional shredded cheese, sour cream, fresh lettuce, green salsa, and refried beans.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 7 |
| Yield: | 14 flautas |
Ingredients
- 2 (5 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- ½ medium onion, cut into chunks
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 (1.41 ounce) package sazon seasoning with saffron (such as Goya® Azafran)
- ½ cup vegetable oil for frying
- 14 (6 inch) corn tortillas
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts, onion, garlic, and salt in a deep pot. Cover with water and cook over medium heat, adding water if it starts to get low, until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from heat and shred chicken with 2 forks. Reserve 1/2 cup stock.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add shredded chicken and sazon seasoning. Add the reserved chicken stock, stir well, and reduce heat. Cook until all stock has evaporated. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place another frying pan over medium heat with 1/2 cup of vegetable oil. Begin frying corn tortillas one at a time until soft, but not crispy, 30 seconds to 1 minute, flipping once. Place the tortillas aside as you fry them.
- Place 1 tablespoon of cooked chicken on one end of each tortilla along with 1 tablespoon of Monterey Jack cheese. Roll into flautas and place side by side on a cookie sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
- If you are in a hurry, you could buy a roasted chicken from the grocery store and shred that chicken instead, cutting your cooking time almost in half!
- We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. Amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and specific type of oil used.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 271 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 24 g |
| Cholesterol | 37 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 1984 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 13 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |