Chipotle Turkey Flautas Recipes

BAKED CHIPOTLE CHICKEN FLAUTAS

Steps:

• 1.Preheat the oven to 450°F 2.Mix all above ingredients (except flour tortillas, canola oil, and ground chipotle pepper) in a medium size saucepan. Heat over medium heat until hot. Remove from heat. 3.Place about 3 tablespoons of the chicken filling along the edge of a tortilla. Roll the tortilla up more tight than loose. Put a toothpick through the middle of the flauta to hold in place. Place on a sprayed large baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining tortillas. 4.In a small bowl mix together the canola oil and ground chipotle pepper. 5.Lightly brush the flautas with the oil mixture. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool. 6.Remove toothpicks, slice each flautas on the diagonal. Transfer on your favorite fiesta platter, sprinkle with chopped fresh cilantro, serve with low fat sour cream and salsa.

TURKEY FLAUTAS

Steps:

• In Bowl, combine cooked turkey, shredded Monterey Jack cheese, mayo and cumin. Place mixture down the center of each flour tortilla. Roll tortillas around fillings and pick each with a wooden toothpick to hold tortilla together. In large skillet, in hot oil, fry tortillas until crisp and golden brown. Drain tortillas on paper towels, remove toothpicks. Serve flautas with desired toppings and Mexican condiments such as sour cream, guacamole and salsa.

CRISPY FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the bell pepper and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and stir in the chicken breast. Cook and stir until the chicken breast is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Shred the chicken using two forks. Stir in the taco seasoning and water. Simmer until the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Stir in the Cheddar cheese, then remove from heat, and set aside.
• Lightly brush each corn tortilla will a layer of salsa. Spread about 2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture in a line along the bottom edge of the tortilla. Tightly roll the tortilla into a cylinder, and secure the ends with one or two toothpicks. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
• Heat 2 cups vegetable oil in a large skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Fry the flautas in the preheated oil, no more than 4 at a time, until golden and crisp, about 4 minutes. Drain the flautas on a paper towel-lined plate. Discard toothpicks and top finished flautas with remaining salsa.

CHIPOTLE TURKEY FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Saute onion in 1 TBSP oil until clear, add garlic, turkey and chipotle marinade and stir until warm, add shredded cheese and mix until cheese begins to melt. Put 1 large spoonful of turkey mixture into a tortilla and roll up tightly. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Prepare another skillet with oil on low heat. Put rolled tortillas in skillet and turn up heat to brown on both sides. Repeat with all tortillas. Place flautas into casserole and cover with more shredded cheese. Heat in 325 degree oven until cheese melts.

BAKED CHIPOTLE CHICKEN FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Mix together chicken, cream of chicken soup, diced green chile peppers, 1 tsp. chipotle powder, cumin, and coriander in a medium size saucepan. Heat over medium heat until hot. Remove from heat.
• Place about 3 tablespoons of the chicken filling along the edge of a tortilla. Roll the tortilla up more tight than loose. Put a toothpick through the middle of the flauta to hold in place. Place on a sprayed large baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
• In a small bowl mix together the canola oil and remaining ground chipotle pepper.
• Lightly brush the flautas with the oil mixture. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool.
• Remove toothpicks, slice each flautas on the diagonal. Transfer on your favorite fiesta platter, sprinkle with chopped fresh cilantro, serve with low fat sour cream and salsa.

CRISPY BAKED CHICKEN FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add chicken; season with salt and pepper and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste, chipotle and sauce, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat and cook until most of liquid has evaporated, about 2 minutes. Stir in cilantro and lime juice.
• Brush a rimmed baking sheet with oil. Arrange 1/4 cup cheese and about 1/3 cup meat mixture along center of one tortilla; roll up and place seam-side down on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cheese, meat, and tortillas. Brush tops of flautas with oil and bake until browned and crisp, 12 to 14 minutes. Serve with pico de gallo, sour cream, and cilantro.