# Homemade Baked Chicken Taquitos

This recipe for homemade baked chicken taquitos is better than anything you'll buy at the store.

- Total time: 15 min
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 ounces room temperature softened cream cheese
- 0.25 cup salsa
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 0.5 teaspoon cumin
- 0.5 teaspoon chili powder
- 0.5 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro
- 2 diced scallions
- 2 cups cooked, seasoned, shredded chicken breast
- 1 cup freshly grated pepper jack cheese
- 12 flour tortillas
- olive oil
- coarse salt

## Instructions

1. Mash the room temperature softened cream cheese until it's nice and smooth.
2. Add in a quarter cup of your favorite salsa.
3. Add one tablespoon of fresh lime juice.
4. Add half a teaspoon of cumin.
5. Add half a teaspoon of chili powder.
6. Add half a teaspoon of onion powder.
7. Add two cloves of minced garlic.
8. Add three tablespoons of fresh chopped cilantro and two diced scallions to the bowl.
9. Add two cups of cooked, seasoned, shredded chicken breast.
10. Add one cup of freshly grated pepper jack cheese.
11. Mix all together until it's fully incorporated.
12. Take three tablespoons of the chicken mixture and lay it on the lower third of the tortilla, leaving a little bit of the border bare.
13. Roll it up nice and tight.
14. Transfer the rolled tortillas to a baking sheet.
15. Baste the tortillas with a little bit of olive oil or spray them with non-stick spray.
16. Sprinkle the tops with some coarse salt.
17. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes until they're golden and crisp.

## Equipment

- bowl
- wooden spoon
- knife
- cutting board
- baking sheet
- basting brush
- tongs

## Tips

- If you hate cilantro, use parsley instead.
- If you don't like any spice, you can replace pepper jack cheese with Monterey Jack, Cheddar, or a mixture of the two.
- Don't skip basting with olive oil or spraying with non-stick spray.
- Don't skip sprinkling the tops with coarse salt.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1548122452868467?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&fs=e&mibextid=wwXIfr&fs=e
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- Extracted: 2025-09-09

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