Most of the world calls these “taquitos,” but in San Diego, these are affectionately called, “Three Rolled Tacos with Guacamole.” We have a zillion of these little Mexican fast food shacks around town- and the ever popular favorite thing to order is the rolled tacos with guac. They’re deep fried and probably rather evil to consume, but this is a healthier, baked version of taquitos.
How to make Baked Chicken Taquitos:
Corn tortillas are lightly stuffed with spiced-up, shredded chicken and cheese, and then they’re rolled up tightly.
Placed on a baking sheet seam-side-down, they are lightly sprayed with cooking spray and then baked for 25 minutes. That’s it! While they’re baking, you can whip up a quick guacamole (see recipe for details). , but since my son is obsessed with my guacamole, I had to go with that. Perfectly crispy out of the oven, the San Diego way to serve them is to melt a little more shredded cheese on top and add a big dollop of guacamole and sour cream. You can serve them however you’d like, of course. Even if you just want a little dunker of salsa instead of the guacamole deal, that works too.
Weelicious
This recipe comes from my friend Catherine McCord’s (Weelicious.com) first cookbook: Weelicious- One Family. One Meal. 140 Fast, Fresh and Easy Recipes. It’s a fabulous, must-have book for families who have kids… picky kids… kids who like food… kids who are tough to please… any kids… and parents who need to FEED those kids! Weelicious offers recipes for fresh, healthy, appealing meals for young kids. Author Catherine McCord teaches parents how to turn their kids into great eaters who appreciate food and are open to exciting new flavors. I love that Catherine focuses on getting kids involved in the kitchen from Day 1- introducing them to a variety of foods and including them in the cooking process. Recipes include first foods like baby purees and teething cookies, then moves on to include all meals of the day. My kiddo has tagged a bunch of recipes for us to try, including: Blueberry- Lemon Whole Wheat Pancakes, Oatmeal On-the-Go Bars, Pumpkin Waffles, Apple- Cinnamon Sticks, Strawberry Fruit Leather, Un-Fried Chicken Tenders, Baked Shells, Mexican Lasagna, Raspberry Cream Cheese Tarts, Banana Bread Cake and Banana-Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies. Everything looks so good, and this is such a perfect cookbook for families to have at hand. I wholeheartedly recommend it!
These taquitos are a MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR hit with my family. So good. This recipe is a frequent repeater in the Recipe Girl house. And I love that they are baked– and not deep fried!! Thanks, Catherine- for a great, family-friendly recipe!
Here are a few more recipes for taquitos you might enjoy:
Baked Breakfast Taquitos Baked Salmon Taquitos Baked Pizza Taquitos
