Mike's Green Chile Chicken Taquitos
- 2 large Boneless Chicken Breasts trim fat
- 1 box 32 oz Chicken Broth + water as needed
- 1 16 oz Bucket Bueno Hot Hatch Green Chiles reserve 4 tablespoons - do not drain & discard juices
- 1 cup 8 oz Bag Mexican 4 Cheese Blend plus reserves to top while baking
- 1 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 can 10 oz Green Enchilada Sauce + 4 tablespoons reserved, drained green chiles
- 1 medium Boiling Pot
- 1 large Cookie Sheet
- 1 box Toothpicks
- 1 Tongs
- Here's about all you'll need.
- Rinse breasts and trim fat.
- Add 32 oz box Chicken Broth to a pot and add chicken breasts.
- Add additional water to fully cover breasts if needed.
- Cover and boil on high until breasts are fully cooked.
- Add additional water as needed during boil time.
- At about 35 minutes boiling time, peirce the thickest part of your largest chicken breast with a knife.
- If it's fluids run pink, boil longer.
- Clear?
- You're good to go!
- Pull breasts from pot with tongs and allow to cool slightly, but not totally.
- You'll want that moisture in your heated chicken upon mixing in your dried seasonings.
- Finely shread chicken breasts with 2 forks in a large bowl.
- Discard any fat or anything unsightly.
- Add everything in the Taquito Seasonings section - except for reserves and 4 tablespoons of your 16 oz bucket Bueno Green Hatch Chile - and mix well.
- Drain fluids but, definitely reserve them.
- You'll need all of that delicious roasted green chile moisture in your shredded chicken mixture.
- But, not in your upcoming easy enchilada sauce.
- If, you choose to make that.
- If choosing NOT to make the enchilada sauce dip, add all chiles and chile fluids to your chicken mixture and mix well.
- Place seasoned shreadded chicken in your tortillas.
- Tightly roll up these tortillas as you'll want them moist upon service.
- Pin with 1 toothpick.
- As pictured in photo #2 below.
- Place taquitos on a lightly sprayed foil lined cookie sheet.
- I'll also pack my remaining chicken mixture to the empty ends of my taquitos.
- See comparable pictures below.
- Add shreadded cheese to the tops.
- Garnish with dried Cilantro and Chives if you'd like.
- Since your chicken mixture is already cooked, bake taquitos at 350 until tortillas are crispy and browned and cheese is melted.
- About 25 - 30 minutes.
- Bake on a lifted rack if not serving immediately.
- They'll be crisper.
- Especially on the bottoms.
- If you'd like a less crispy baked taquito, lightly brush a cilantro infused or plain olive oil on the tops of your taquitos, place cheese on top, then bake.
- IMPORTANT NOTE!
- Pull all toothpicks after baking or frying.
- Add your 4 tablespoons Bueno Green Chile to your two 10 oz cans of green enchilada sauce and heat.
- Use this as an easy, delicious dip option.
- Or, just follow this easy recipe.
- Personally, the most of us here prefer these taquitos without any side condiments whatsoever.
- The intense flavor of the chicken and broth, Hatch Chiles and Cumin are plenty enough flavor on their own.
- However, serve your taquitos immediately from your oven with chilled sour cream, salsa, guacamole and, your warmed green chili enchilada sauce to the side.
- Know that options are always appreciated by your guests!
- If choosing to deep fry your spicy shredded chicken taquitos, follow the exact same recipe directions.
- But, instead of baking, place 2" inches of vegetable oil in a large pan and fry them for about 2 minutes.
- Or, until taquitos are crispy and golden brown.
- Flip taquitos once during fry time then, drain well on absorbant paper towels.
- The best way I know to reheat these.
- A Toast-R-Oven.
- The tortillas will crisp right back up and the chicken will be just as juicy.
chicken breasts trim, chicken broth , hatch, ground cumin, onion, garlic, boiling pot, cookie sheet, toothpicks, tongs
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/352704-mikes-green-chile-chicken-taquitos (may not work)