# Flautas Ahogadas

Crispy corn flautas filled with shredded chicken, submerged in a savory tomato-guajillo chili sauce and topped with fresh garnishes.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 cup water
- to taste salt
- 2 chicken breast
- 2 whole chile guajillo
- 1 whole onion
- 4 clove garlic
- 6 whole roma tomato
- to taste olive oil
- 3 cup chicken stock
- to taste chicken bouillon (optional)
- 1 tsp black pepper
- to taste chili powder
- to taste comino
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- to taste corn tortilla
- to taste inch vegetable oil
- to taste lettuce (optional)
- to taste shredded cheese (optional)
- to taste cilantro (optional)
- to taste cotija cheese (optional)
- to taste guacamole (optional)
- to taste lime juice (optional)

## Instructions

1. Boil 8 cups of water in a pot, add salt and chicken breasts, and cook until done.
2. Prepare the sauce ingredients by de-seeding and stemming the guajillo chiles, peeling and quartering the onion, and halving the tomatoes.
3. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and fry the onion, garlic, chiles, and tomatoes.
4. Add chicken stock to the pan and continue to cook.
5. Add chicken bouillon to taste if necessary.
6. Blend the fried mixture with the chicken stock in a blender until smooth.
7. Shred the boiled chicken in a bowl using a hand mixer.
8. Season the shredded chicken with black pepper, chili powder, comino, garlic powder, and a quarter cup of the blended ranchero sauce.
9. Heat corn tortillas in the microwave for 1.5 minutes to make them pliable.
10. Roll the shredded chicken into the tortillas to form flautas.
11. Fry the flautas in 1/4 inch of oil over medium heat, flipping once after 1.5 minutes.
12. Drain the cooked flautas on a paper towel-lined plate.
13. Serve the flautas in a bowl containing a layer of the prepared sauce, topped with lettuce, cheese, cilantro, cotija cheese, guacamole, and lime juice.

## Equipment

- pot
- pan
- blender
- hand mixer
- microwave
- tongs
- paper towels

## Tips

- Add jalapeños if you want it spicy; add serranos if you want it to burn.
- You can add cheese inside the flautas before rolling, though it is optional.
- Use toothpicks to hold the flautas together while frying, or place them seam-side down.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP83y2FXw/
- Creator: amberb635
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4ca7beeb-a251-4822-a2c0-7687bb03efca
- Extracted: 2026-09-12

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