Chicken and Pepper Jack Cheese Taquitos
These pepper jack chicken taquitos are made in the slow cooker. A super cheesy, and ridiculously delicious recipe everyone will love!
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These pepper jack chicken taquitos are great as a main dish or an appetizer. Cheesy chicken, with chipotle salsa wrapped in a crispy fried corn tortilla and dipped in some guacamole...Yes please!
This chicken filling doesn't get much easier than this. You have gotta love the set-it-and-forget-it way of cooking delicious meals, I know I do! It always pays off to make extra and freeze them for a quick and fuss-free dinner.
I love to dip these babies in sour cream, and guacamole, A little salsa is always a favorite too. I guarantee your family will love these!
So If your looking for an easy Cinco de mayo meal, you have got to try these Slow Cooker Pepper jack Chicken Taquitos.
Looking for more delicious Mexican-inspired recipes?
- Mexican Pizza
- Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas
- Cajun Shrimp Avocado Tostadas
- Chipotle Lime Flank Steak Tacos
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Chicken and Pepper Jack Taquitos
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breast or 6 chicken tenders
- 1 pkg taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup jarred salsa I use chipotle salsa
- 6 oz cream cheese
- 2 cups pepper jack cheese shredded
- 24 6 inch corn tortillas
- 1/2 cup oil
Instructions
- In a slow cooker add the chicken, taco seasoning, cream cheese, and salsa. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours.
- Shred chicken with two forks, add shredded cheese.
- Heat a skillet with oil on medium-high heat.
- Warm a few tortillas at a time in the microwave for 20 seconds so they don't split. Spread 2 tablespoons of the mixture on the tortillas. Roll up and set seam side down in oil. Cook until golden brown.
- Set on paper towels to drain
- Serve warm with your favorite side
The flavor combination in this recipe is fantastic! The cream cheese and salsa gives the chicken such a delicious flavor! It turns out so moist when cooked in the crock pot and then the crispy tortillas put it over the top! I served it with sour cream and green onions over a bed of iceberg lettuce and it was SO GOOD!! Will definitely be making this one again!!
Not sure what you mean by fallen apart crack?You need to warm them in the microwave between to damp paper towels before rolling.
Just made this and while the filling was yummy, all my tortillas have fallen apart before I could get them into the freezer. How do I stop that from happening? I've never worked with corn tortillas either so I'm sure I did something wrong.
Correct! That info is included in the recipe.
We have made similar dishes forever as a mexican family. The trick is to slightly warm the tortilla, but not fully heated, so it can bend enough to fry it.
I use Mission tortillas, the extra thin ones and they seem to work the best.
What brand corn tortillas do you recommend? No matter what brand I use, and if I warm them in the microwave, they split when I try to roll them. And by the time they go into the skillet, I have a mostly broken mess. The end result is still delicious, just not very pretty. Thanks!