Shredded Chicken Taquitos by @owen.han

55 min

4 servings

🍗

3

Chicken breast

🧅

150 g

White onion

🍲

950 ml

Chicken broth

🫙

2 g

Ground cumin

🌶️

2 g

Paprika

🧂

6 g

Salt

🫗

15 ml

Neutral oil

🧅

1

Onion

🍅

180 g

Roma tomato

🫑

10 g

Serrano pepper

🧂

3 g

Adobo seasoning

🥛

45 g + 80 ml

Sour cream

🥑

400 g

Avocado

🧄

6 g

Garlic

🌶️

14 g

Jalapeño

🌿

10 g

Cilantro

🍗

4 g

Chicken bouillon

🍋

30 ml

Lime

🥙

360 g

White corn tortillas

🧀

170 g

Oaxaca cheese

🧈

360 ml

Beef tallow

🥬

220 g

Iceberg lettuce

🧅

Pickled onion

🥛

Avocado crema

  1. Place
    • boneless skinless chicken breast
    • white onion
    • ground cumin

    Place the chicken breast, white onion, ground cumin, paprika, salt, and chicken broth in a large pot.

  2. Simmer
    • boneless skinless chicken breast
    • chicken broth

    Simmer the chicken for 15–18 minutes, until it is tender and cooked through.

  3. Step
    • boneless skinless chicken breast
    • chicken broth

    Remove the chicken and reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking broth.

  4. Shred
    • boneless skinless chicken breast

    Shred the cooked chicken into thin strands using two forks.

  5. Heat
    • neutral oil
    • yellow onion

    Heat neutral oil in a skillet and sauté the yellow onion until softened.

  6. Add
    • Roma tomato
    • serrano pepper

    Add the Roma tomato and serrano pepper, then cook until the tomato becomes jammy.

  7. Season
    • adobo seasoning
    • boneless skinless chicken breast
    • White onion

    Season the vegetables with adobo seasoning and add the shredded chicken.

  8. Stir
    • chicken broth
    • light sour cream

    Stir in 1/4 cup reserved chicken broth and 3 tablespoons light sour cream until creamy.

  9. Blend
    • avocado
    • garlic
    • jalapeño pepper

    Blend avocado, garlic, jalapeño pepper, cooked white onion, cilantro, sour cream, chicken bouillon, and lime juice.

  10. Add
    • salt
    • Avocado

    Add salt as needed and blend the avocado crema until smooth and pourable.

  11. Warm
    • white corn tortilla

    Warm the white corn tortillas in a dry skillet until flexible.

  12. Spread
    • light sour cream
    • white corn tortilla
    • boneless skinless chicken breast

    Spread a thin layer of sour cream over each warm tortilla and add chicken filling.

  13. Add
    • Oaxaca cheese
    • white corn tortilla

    Add Oaxaca cheese to each tortilla and roll each tortilla tightly.

  14. Heat
    • beef tallow
    • white corn tortilla

    Heat beef tallow in a skillet and place the rolled taquitos seam-side down.

  15. Step
    • beef tallow
    • white corn tortilla

    Shallow-fry the taquitos until golden and crisp, turning them as needed.

  16. Drain
    • white corn tortilla

    Drain the fried taquitos on paper towels and arrange them on serving plates.

  17. Top
    • iceberg lettuce
    • pickled onions
    • light sour cream

    Top with iceberg lettuce, pickled onions, sour cream, and avocado crema.

Shredded Chicken Taquitos by @owen.han

55 min

4 servings

🍗

3

Chicken breast

🧅

150 g

White onion

🍲

950 ml

Chicken broth

🫙

2 g

Ground cumin

🌶️

2 g

Paprika

🧂

6 g

Salt

🫗

15 ml

Neutral oil

🧅

1

Onion

🍅

180 g

Roma tomato

🫑

10 g

Serrano pepper

🧂

3 g

Adobo seasoning

🥛

45 g + 80 ml

Sour cream

🥑

400 g

Avocado

🧄

6 g

Garlic

🌶️

14 g

Jalapeño

🌿

10 g

Cilantro

🍗

4 g

Chicken bouillon

🍋

30 ml

Lime

🥙

360 g

White corn tortillas

🧀

170 g

Oaxaca cheese

🧈

360 ml

Beef tallow

🥬

220 g

Iceberg lettuce

🧅

Pickled onion

🥛

Avocado crema

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/17

    Place the chicken breast, white onion, ground cumin, paprika, salt, and chicken broth in a large pot.

    🍗boneless skinless chicken breast
    🧅white onion
    🫙ground cumin
    🌶️paprika
    🧂salt
    🍲chicken broth
    🍲large pot
  2. Step 2/17

    Simmer the chicken for 15–18 minutes, until it is tender and cooked through.

    🍗boneless skinless chicken breast
    🍲chicken broth
    🍲large pot
    🥢tongs
  3. Step 3/17

    Remove the chicken and reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking broth.

    🍗boneless skinless chicken breast
    🍲chicken broth
    🥢tongs
    🥄measuring cup
  4. Step 4/17

    Shred the cooked chicken into thin strands using two forks.

    🍗boneless skinless chicken breast
    🍴two forks
    🥣mixing bowl
  5. Step 5/17

    Heat neutral oil in a skillet and sauté the yellow onion until softened.

    🫗neutral oil
    🧅yellow onion
    🍳skillet
    🥄slotted spoon
  6. Step 6/17

    Add the Roma tomato and serrano pepper, then cook until the tomato becomes jammy.

    🍅Roma tomato
    🫑serrano pepper
    🍳skillet
    🥄slotted spoon
  7. Step 7/17

    Season the vegetables with adobo seasoning and add the shredded chicken.

    🧂adobo seasoning
    🍗boneless skinless chicken breast
    🍳skillet
    🥄slotted spoon
  8. Step 8/17

    Stir in 1/4 cup reserved chicken broth and 3 tablespoons light sour cream until creamy.

    🍲chicken broth
    🥛light sour cream
    🍳skillet
    🥄slotted spoon
  9. Step 9/17

    Blend avocado, garlic, jalapeño pepper, cooked white onion, cilantro, sour cream, chicken bouillon, and lime juice.

    🥑avocado
    🧄garlic
    🌶️jalapeño pepper
    🧅white onion
    🌿cilantro
    🥛light sour cream
    🍗chicken bouillon
    🍋lime juice
    🥤blender
  10. Step 10/17

    Add salt as needed and blend the avocado crema until smooth and pourable.

    🧂salt
    🥤blender
  11. Step 11/17

    Warm the white corn tortillas in a dry skillet until flexible.

    🥙white corn tortilla
    🍳skillet
    🥢tongs
  12. Step 12/17

    Spread a thin layer of sour cream over each warm tortilla and add chicken filling.

    🥛light sour cream
    🥙white corn tortilla
    🍗boneless skinless chicken breast
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄slotted spoon
  13. Step 13/17

    Add Oaxaca cheese to each tortilla and roll each tortilla tightly.

    🧀Oaxaca cheese
    🥙white corn tortilla
  14. Step 14/17

    Heat beef tallow in a skillet and place the rolled taquitos seam-side down.

    🧈beef tallow
    🥙white corn tortilla
    🍳skillet
    🥢tongs
  15. Step 15/17

    Shallow-fry the taquitos until golden and crisp, turning them as needed.

    🧈beef tallow
    🥙white corn tortilla
    🍳skillet
    🥢tongs
  16. Step 16/17

    Drain the fried taquitos on paper towels and arrange them on serving plates.

    🥙white corn tortilla
    🥢tongs
    🧻paper towels
  17. Step 17/17

    Top with iceberg lettuce, pickled onions, sour cream, and avocado crema.

    🥬iceberg lettuce
    🧅pickled onions
    🥛light sour cream
    🥑avocado
    🥄slotted spoon

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Vegetables, Broth, Spices, Seasonings, Oils, Chili peppers, Fruit, Herbs, Dairy, Cheese, Fats

Ingredients

Chicken breast, White onion, Chicken broth, Ground cumin, Paprika, Salt, Neutral oil, Onion, Roma tomato, Serrano pepper, Adobo seasoning, Sour cream, Avocado, Garlic, Jalapeño, Cilantro, Chicken bouillon, Lime, White corn tortillas, Oaxaca cheese, Beef tallow, Iceberg lettuce, Pickled onion, Avocado crema

Notes

Chicken breast (boneless, skinless), White onion (halved, for poaching the chicken), Chicken broth (enough to cover the chicken, splash, reserved from poaching, for the filling), Salt (to taste, for poaching the chicken, if needed, for the crema), Neutral oil (for the filling), Onion (small, finely diced, for the filling, the cooked onion reserved from the chicken filling, for the crema), Roma tomato (1-2 tomatoes), Serrano pepper (minced), Adobo seasoning (to taste), Sour cream (light sour cream, for the filling, for the crema, for sealing the tortillas, for serving), Avocado (ripe, for the crema), Garlic (1-2 cloves, for the crema), Jalapeño (or to taste, for the crema), Cilantro (small handful, for the crema), Lime (juice of, for the crema), White corn tortillas (for the flautas), Oaxaca cheese (shredded, for the flautas), Beef tallow (for shallow frying), Iceberg lettuce (shredded, for serving), Pickled onion (for serving), Avocado crema (for serving)

Allergens

Milk

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Calories

610 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 34g, Carbohydrates: 42g, Fat: 35g, Fiber: 8g, Sugars: 5g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 230mg, Iron: 3.2mg, Potassium: 690mg, Sodium: 980mg

Vitamins

Vitamin A: 150µg RAE, Vitamin C: 24mg, Vitamin K: 45µg, Vitamin B6: 0.7mg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

30 minutes

Cooking

25 minutes

Overall

55 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Hard (3/4)

Steps

17 steps

Equipments

Utensils

large pot, skillet, blender, cutting board, chef's knife, two forks, tongs, slotted spoon, paper towels, mixing bowl

Appliances

Stove, Blender

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Main Course, Snack, Appetizer

Occasions

Lunch, Dinner, Game Day, Party, Casual gathering

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@owen.han

Origin

Cuisine

Mexican, Mexican-American

Geographic

Mexico, North America

Various

Aspect

Texture

Crunchy, Crispy, Creamy, Tender, Juicy

Flavors

Savory, Spicy, Tangy, Rich, Smoky, Herbal

Other

Price

Medium

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 2 hours (Keep covered,Discard after 2 hours), fridge : 3 days (Store cooked taquitos and toppings separately in airtight containers,Reheat taquitos in an oven or air fryer for crispness), freezer : 2 months (Freeze fried or unfried taquitos in a single layer before transferring to a freezer-safe container,Freeze avocado crema separately only if texture changes are acceptable)