Chicken Taquitos - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 c. water
1/2 c. minced green onions
1 tsp. minced garlic
3 to 4 c. vegetable or corn oil
1 c. finely chopped tomatoes
6 Tbsp. chicken broth
2 tsp. flour
1/2 tsp. each: cumin, chili powder and oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
1 doz. 6-inch corn tortillas
shredded lettuce
guacamole
sour cream
Preparation
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Simmer chicken in water in 10-inch skillet, covered, 20 to
25 minutes.
Remove
from
water and cool.
Shred chicken with fork. Saute onion and garlic in one tablespoon oil for 1 to
2 minutes.
Stir
in chicken, tomatoes, chicken broth and spices. Simmer
3
to 5 minutes.
In a heavy 10-inch skillet, heat about 1-inch
of\toil.
Dip
tortillas in oil quickly to soften, drain on\tpaper
towels (reserve oil).
Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the
chicken
mixture
down the center of each tortilla.
Roll-up tortillas\ttightly.
Secure
with\twooden toothpicks.
Fry rolled
up\ttortillas
at
375\u00b0 until golden brown.
Drain on paper towels.
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