These pepper jack chicken taquitos are made in the slow cooker. A super cheesy, and ridiculously delicious recipe everyone will love!

pepper jack chicken taquitos stacked with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo on top

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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!

A plate of chicken taquitos with sour cream and guacamole.

So If your looking for an easy Cinco de mayo meal, you have got to try these Slow Cooker Pepper jack Chicken Taquitos.

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Chicken and Pepper Jack Taquitos

Wendie

These pepper jack chicken taquitos are made in the slow cooker. Super cheesy, and ridiculously delicious recipe everyone will love!

4.42 from 72 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 3

Total Time 3 10

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Mexican

Servings taquitos

Calories 414 kcal

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

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Notes

**To freeze taquitos, fill and roll tortillas as directed. Then place on a baking sheet seam side down and place in freezer for a couple of hours or until frozen. Then put frozen taquitos in a ziplock freezer bag and keep them in the freezer for up to 3 months.

**Bake in a preheated oven to 425 degrees for 18-25 minutes or until golden brown and heated through.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 414kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 24gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 480mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g

Keyword Chicken, taquitos

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Comments

Wendie

March 12, 2023 at 11:58 pm

I always use thawed.
Wendie

March 12, 2023 at 11:56 pm

You can use flour tortillas.
Amber Ballew

March 12, 2023 at 6:22 pm

Does it have to be corn tortillas or can you use other kinds?
Erica Perez

March 12, 2023 at 1:10 am

Should the chicken be thawed or frozen? I’ve got all the ingredients
Wendie

March 02, 2023 at 4:48 pm

Yes, they can be air fried. Preheat the air fryer, spray with a little cooking spray place a few in the basket and spray the tops of the taquitos with cooking spray, and fry @350 for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown
Liliana

March 01, 2023 at 6:55 pm

Can you air fry these?

Also what would be the best way to air fry these?
Wendie

October 03, 2022 at 2:43 am

I use a 7qt but a 6qt will also work fine.
margie

October 01, 2022 at 6:36 pm

What size crock pot did you use?
Wendie

May 25, 2021 at 9:50 pm

Yay Diana, So happy to hear that!
Diana

May 25, 2021 at 5:54 am

Omg these were so good my husband loved them and he really doesn’t like corn tortillas