Baked Chicken Taquitos (High Protein)

Name: Baked Chicken Taquitos (High Protein)
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: ¾ cup, shredded (85 g) low fat cheese; ½ tsp ground Cumin; ¼ tsp Garlic powder; 3 corn Tortillas; ½ tsp olive oil; ¼ cup (65 g) Salsa *; 100 g (3.53 oz) Rotisserie chicken breast meat only skinless t; ½ tsp Chili powder t; 1 tbs Jalepenos; 1 oz (28.5 g) Cream cheese low fat

5 steps

Updated at: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:00:29 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories684.3 kcal (34%)

Total Fat21.4 g (31%)

Carbs71.7 g (28%)

Sugars4.4 g (5%)

Protein49.9 g (100%)

Sodium1582.6 mg (79%)

Fiber4.6 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

¾ cuplow fat cheese

shredded

½ tspground cumin

¼ tspgarlic powder

3corn tortillas

½ tspolive oil

¼ cupSalsa

100gRotisserie chicken breast

meat only skinless

½ tspChili powder

1 TbsJalepenos

28.5gCream cheese low fat

Instructions

Step 1

1 Start by preheating the oven to 350F.

Step 2

2 In a bowl, shred chicken with a fork. Mix chicken together with cream cheese, 1/2 cup of grated cheese, spices, and chilies (optional). Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 3

Wrap tortillas in a damp cloth and microwave for 10-20 seconds, to warm them up and make them more tender.

Step 4

4 Fill each tortilla lengthwise with the chicken filling and wrap tightly. Lightly brush the tortillas with a coating of oil, and place in the oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden and crispy.

Step 5

Serve with Salsa and place the remaining cheese on top