Chicken Taquitos

This will give you the makings for a dozen recipes. Including our taquito recipe. All with a different look and taste. Are go with the shorter version below.

Ingredients
*Chicken boneless breasts or your choice.
* 1 teaspoon Cumin
* 3 tablespoons Chili powder
* 2 Garlic cloves or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1 medium Onion
* 2 medium Bell peppers
* 3 tablespoons Cooking oil your choice
* 1 Canned whole tomatoes or chopped
* 2 cups chicken broth
* Salt to taste
* 12 to 24 Soft tortillas

Instructions:
In four quart pan add chicken breasts. Salt cover with water, bring to boil, loosely cover. Cook over medium low heat for 1 hour, drain saving broth. Set chicken aside to cool.

When cooled, chop in small pieces. In same pot add oil, sauté` onion and bell peppers, diced. Cooking overlow heat till lightly sautéed. Add chicken cooking 3 or 4 more minutes.

In blender add can tomato's, chili powder, garlic, cumin, oregano Pour mixture in pan along with 2 cups of broth. Bring to boil, cover and simmer over medium heat about 15 or 20 minutes, salt to taste.

Heat oil in skillet. Cook corn tortillas, one at a time, in hot oil until soft, about 5 to 10 seconds; drain.

Strain liquid, then spoon 1 tablespoons of the chicken meat in center of each tortilla Roll the tortilla around the chicken filling into flute shape. Use a toothpicks to hold the tortilla in shape.

Fry chicken taquitos approximately 2-3 minutes or until tortilla holds its shape. Remove the toothpicks and serve 2-3 taquitos on a plate.
Serving Salsa, sour cream and guacamole on the side.

Better taquitos are on the softer side, not crispy. You need turn them only once.

Here's a chicken taquito recipe at pastrywiz, also some great cake recipes.
Pastry wiz.com

A simply taquito recipe at recipesource
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/americas/mexican/00/rec0031.html

You may want to try our beef taquitos at
http://www.mex-recipes.com/taquito-recipes.html

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