Mexican Taquitos (Flautas) Recipe

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Mexican Taquitos (Flautas)
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
387
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. To make the sauce: Add tomatoes, onion, garlic, salt, bullion cube, and chiles to a blender; blend until smooth.
  2. In a sauce pan heat 1-2 teaspoons of vegetable oil over medium heat.
  3. Add sauce and simmer about 5-10 minutes.
  4. Reserve 1/4 cup of sauce for filling.
  5. To make filling: Mix shredded meat and reserved sauce together will.
  6. Heat vegetable oil for frying in a deep fryer or tall saucepan to 350-375°F.
  7. To make taquitos: Wrap 12 of the tortillas in a kitchen towel and put in microwave for 2 minutes. Keep tortillas wrapped in towel while making taquitos so they don't dry out.
  8. Place one tortilla on the counter in front of you and add shredded meat mixture in a line across the tortilla on the side closest to you, but not all the way on the edge (about 2-3 tablespoons of mixture. Begin to roll tortilla around mixture, rolling away from you (try to roll as tightly as possible so that the filling doesn't fall out during frying). Taquito should resemble a fat cigar (the sides are not folded in-they are just left open). Pierce with a toothpick through the center of taquito to keep from unrolling.
  9. Add each taquito to oil as you go or they will dry out and crack.
  10. Do not crowd oil too much. I usually cook about 6-7 at a time.
  11. Feel taquitos with tongs as they cook. When they are hard, remove and drain on paper towels (about 5 minutes). I usually line a large bowl with paper towels and drain all of the taquitos vertically so that all of the excess oil can drain out.
  12. When those 12 tortillas are done, heat up the remaining 12 in the same towel and repeat. The reason I don't heat up all 24 at the same time is because the stack is so thick that the top and bottom few tortillas dry out and the middle ones are not cooked enough and will crack when you try to roll them.
  13. When all of the taquitos are finished, put as many as you want per serving on a plate (I usually serve 5-6 per person); top with sauce.
  14. Add shredded lettuce and sliced onion.
  15. Top that with a few spoonfuls of sour cream (or if you are like me, more than a few).
  16. Sprinkle with queso fresco.
  17. Yum!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 386.54 Kcal (1618 kJ)
Calories from fat 231.41 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.71g 40%
Cholesterol 52.18mg 17%
Sodium 853.51mg 36%
Potassium 350.09mg 7%
Total Carbs 21.92g 7%
Sugars 0.62g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1.1g 4%
Protein 18.77g 38%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 2%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 37.3mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 265.49 Kcal (1112 kJ)
Calories from fat 158.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.66g 40%
Cholesterol 35.84mg 17%
Sodium 586.23mg 36%
Potassium 240.46mg 7%
Total Carbs 15.06g 7%
Sugars 0.43g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.76g 4%
Protein 12.89g 38%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2%
Iron 1.2mg 10%
Calcium 25.6mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.7
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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