Baked Chicken Taquitos | super easy and delicious meal everyone in the family will love! Only a handful of easy ingredients and is cooked in under 30 minutes!
Hey! Guess what today is?? It’s May 5th aka Cinco de Mayo!
Do you love Mexican food? Anyone that knows me, knows how much I LOVE Mexican food. Love love love. Whenever I’m in a bind for dinner, I usually stick with something Mexican. Not only because it tastes the best but because it always seems to go over well at my house!
When I was growing up, my mom would make tacos for dinner all the time. They were and are my dad’s favorite dinner. He served a mission for my church in Mexico and I think ever since then, he has a special love for Mexican food.
In the area where I live, there are a couple Mexican food places that are ridiculously good. One of those places has these amazing taquito-like rolled tacos. I love them!
I wanted to sort of recreate them while making them a little healthier, so I used chicken instead of beef and also added in a little Greek yogurt to make them creamier while adding a bit of protein. I also baked them instead of frying them, which really cuts back on calories.
My husband definitely loves these taquitos and so do my boys! It’s fun to have something portable that you can pick up and eat on the go and the sauce is super delicious and so easy! I just mixed a little ranch and taco sauce and it seriously makes the best dip for your taquitos!
Plus, it’s all cooked in under 30 minutes! Perfect dinner for Cinco de Mayo, Taco Tuesday, or whenever you’re in the mood for quick Mexican food!
What’s your favorite Mexican dish?
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked & shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup red enchilada sauce
- 3 green onions chopped
- 1/4 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup sliced black olives
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese
- fajita sized flour tortillas
- ranch dressing
- red taco sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425º F. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- In a medium sized bowl, combine chicken, enchilada sauce, green onions, Greek yogurt, olives, cumin, salt and cheese. Stir to combine.
- Put about 1/4 cup filling down the middle of each flour tortilla and roll. Place seam sides down on baking sheet.
- Spray rolled taquitos with cooking spray. Place in preheated oven. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until tortillas are golden brown and toasted.
- In a small bowl, mix together some ranch dressing and taco sauce until desired flavor. Serve with taquitos and enjoy!
Gina says
One of my weaknesses for sure – those look amazing. I could eat a whole tray by myself.
Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) says
I love taquito recipes! I like to make a whole batch on Sunday, and then freeze them individually to take out for lunches later. This recipe looks great! Pinned.
Jenny says
Do you bake them before you freeze them? Thanks!
Jen says
Hi Jenny! I haven’t tried freezing them but I would suggest putting them together and the freezing. Then when ready to cook, thaw and then bake. Great idea for a freezer meal!
Heather @ French Press says
I love that you added olives, they look so good Jen!
Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says
My family loves taquitos…they’re always the first thing to go when we do Trader Joe’s appetizer night 😉 This homemade version looks awesome, Jen!
Gloria // Simply Gloria says
Jen, loving the Greek yogurt action to make the sauce creamy with these rockin’ taquitos! Love Mexican food and could eat it every single day. Thanks so much for sharing with us at the Show Stopper party this week, my friend! Pinning these baked deliciousness!
Janelle Bess says
Just discovered your blog through ‘LifeLoveandSugar’, and am making this recipe for a group potluck tomorrow night! Thank for the great ideas 🙂
Jen says
Did you make them and did you like them?!!! Thanks for coming over to my blog and checking it out! I love Lindsay from Life Love and Sugar! Super happy to have you here!