Baked Chicken and Spinach Flautas
- 1 pound Chicken Breast Or Ground Chicken
- 10 ounces, weight Frozen, Chopped Spinach, Thawed And Drained Well
- 23 cups Cheddar Or Mexican Blend Cheese
- 2 Tablespoons Heaping Sour Cream
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Chili Powder
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon McCormick's Grill Mates Chicken Spice Mix
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1/2 teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes
- 1/4 teaspoons Paprika
- 15 Flour Tortillas, 6 Inch Size
- Poach chicken in boiling water until cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- Drain and shred.
- (If using ground chicken, brown in skillet and drain fat.)
- Add cooked, shredded chicken to a large mixing bow, and add the rest of the ingredients except the tortillas and mix well.
- Bring your oven to 400 degrees F while you roll the flautas.
- Microwave the tortillas in a Ziploc bag for about 30 seconds so they are pliable.
- Pull out a tortilla and store the rest in the bag while you work.
- Spoon about 2 tablespoons of filling onto the edge of tortilla closest to you, roll forward, and press down gently to make a slightly flat side where the seam is, which will help keep it from unrolling.
- Place on parchment paper, and repeat until youre out of either tortillas or filling, whichever comes first.
- Spray the flautas with cooking spray on all sides.
- Bake in the 400 degrees F oven for 20 minutes total, flipping once at the halfway point to ensure even browning.
- Let cool slightly before chowing downtheyll be really hot!
- Serve with salsa and your other favorite Mexican fixins.
- Notes: 1.
- If youre freezing for a future meal, roll them up and put them on parchment like youre going to bake them but just put them in the freezer instead of the oven.
- They should be frozen shortly.
- Then transfer to a Ziploc freezer bag for storage up to 1 month.
- To cook from frozen, bake at 400 degrees F, just for a few minutes longer on each side.
- 2.
- They do keep well for lunch the next day, just cool completely in an open container in the fridge before packing.
- Putting warm flautas in a Ziploc bag will trap the evaporating moisture and make the tortillas super soggy.
- Heavily adapted from Healthy-Delicious.
chicken, cheese, sour cream, garlic, chili powder, black pepper, grill, onion powder, cumin, red pepper, paprika, flour tortillas
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/baked-chicken-and-spinach-flautas/ (may not work)