Chorizo Taquitos - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package beef chorizo sausage, bulk, casing removed
1 cup medium chunky salsa, drained
1 cup mild cheddar cheese, shredded
6 -8 large flour tortillas
guacamole (optional)
sour cream (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a large skillet, saute the sausage over medium heat until browned - about 6 minutes (I like to break it apart into smaller pieces while it's cooking).
Drain 1/4 cup of oil from the cooked sausage.
Set sausage aside to cool.
Stir salsa and cheese into the skillet of sausage, mix well.
Place a tortilla on a work surface and spoon 1/4 cup of the sausage mixture down the center.
Fold tortilla in half, then roll up.
Secure with toothpicks.
Place on foil-lined cookie sheet.
Repeat until all sausage/tortillas are gone.
**You can prepare ahead until this point, and keep in the refrigerator until you're ready to bake**.
Bake, turning them halfway through cooking time so you get even browning, until filling is hot and tortilla is crisp and golden brown - about 18 minutes. **Check them at least 5 minutes early - mine were done quicker than 18 minute last time.**.
Cut taquitos in half, crosswise.
Serve hot with your choice of condiments!