Chicken Flautas - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 medium skinless chicken breasts
    1 cup water
    1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
    1 (4 ounce) can diced green chili peppers, drained
    1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
    8 -10 10-inch flour tortillas
    vegetable oil
Preparation
    Place chicken in saucepan and add water.
    Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer about 20-25 minutes or until chicken is tender.
    Cool and use fork to pull chicken apart into long, thin shreds.
    In a bowl, stir together shredded chicken, cheese, chili peppers and cumin.
    For each flauta, spoon in 1/4 cup of chicken mixture down center of tortilla.
    Roll up tortilla tightly and secure with a toothpick.
    In a skillet, heat about 1/4 cup of oil and fry 3-4 rolled up tortillas about 3-4 minutes, turning until crisp and golden brown.
    Drain on paper towel.
    Serve with favorite toppings, salsa, sour cream and guacamole.

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