2012 Week #12

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos

3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup green salsa
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice (juice from half a lime)
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 Tbsp chopped cilantro
2 Tbsp green onions
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 cup shredded Mexican flavored cheese
small four or corn tortillas
kosher salt
cooking spray


Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, salsa, lime juice, ground cumin, chili
powder, onion powder and garlic. Once combined, stir in the cilantro and green
onions. Add the chicken and cheese; mix thoroughly.
(If you decided to prep this in advance, refrigerate the mixture at this point until
ready to continue.)
Working with a few tortillas at a time, heat them in the microwave between two paper towels until they are soft enough to roll (about 20 – 30 seconds).
Spoon 2-3 Tablespoons of the chicken mixture onto the lower third of a tortilla. Roll the tortilla as tightly as you can. Place the rolled tortilla seam side down on the baking sheet. Repeat with remaining tortillas until the mixture is gone. Make sure the taquitos are not touching each other. Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray and sprinkle with kosher salt.
Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until crisp and golden.
Serve with salsa, sour cream or guacamole.

We really liked these but sadly they didn't do great things to Madelynn's tummy. So no more of these for me for a while along with many other things :(

And here are my sweet babies...Carter just loves holding Madelynn but sadly this time she was not thrilled. Usually she is super patient and likes being around her brother but I just like this picture :)

And my sweet girl...