Baked Chicken Taquitos

Makes 25 to 30

*3 Chicken Breasts or 6 Chicken Tenders, cooked and shredded or use store-bought Rotisserie Chicken, shred

*1/2 cup Lemon Lime Soda

*1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper

*1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt

*1/8 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes

*1 teaspoon Onion Powder

*1/2 teaspoon Granulated Garlic/ Garlic Powder

In a crock pot with crock pot liner (for easy clean-up) add the above ingredients in the order listed and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or until chicken shredded easily and are no longer pink.

While chicken cooks, place in a mixing bowl the Green Chile Sauce.

Green Chile Sauce

*2/3 cup Greek Cream Cheese Yogurt, softened

*1/2 cup Salsa Verde, like La Victoria, Fire Roasted

*7 ounce can Diced Green Chiles

*4 Green Onions, thinly sliced

*1/4 cup roughly chopped Cilantro, more for topping

*1 teaspoon Cumin

*1 teaspoon Chili Powder

*1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt

*Freshly Ground Black Pepper, to taste

*1 cup grated Monterey Jack Cheese or Pepper Jack Cheese

**25 to 30 White Corn Tortillas, warm in the microwave before filling and baking (this helps so they won’t crack as much)

Mix together in a bowl the cream together the salsa verde. Stir in cooked shredded chicken, green Chile’s, onions, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, cheese, salt and pepper.

For each tortilla fill with about 3 tablespoons of green chili sauce mixture to the center of the warm tortilla and roll-up, place on a Silpat placed on 1/2 baking sheet. Make sure not to overfill and put the seam side is down on baking mat.

Bake in a 425*F. for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Serve while warm and top with Avocado Lime Sauce or use as a dip. If you want it for a dip, you may want to double the sauce Avocado Lime Sauce recipe.

Recipe adapted from Recipe Runner

Avocado Lime Sauce

*1 Ripe Avocado

*Juice from 1 Lime

*1/4 cup Greek Yogurt

*1 to 2 teaspoon Hot Sauce, like Franks

*Sea Salt, to taste

In a blender or small food chopper. Blend avocado, lime juice, yogurt, hot sauce and salt, until smooth.

Use for topping on tacos.

Recipe adapted from Food Network

Also see Cinco de Mayo Food Ideas

Enjoy!

Lindy