Crispy, savory chicken taquitos; a guilty pleasure we indulge ourselves with every now and again. Growing up, this was one of my favorite treat meals. It can easily be paired with a salad or my version of red rice and black or pinto refried beans.
Follow along here, because I share an easy, step by step instruction on how to make these delicious homemade crispy chicken taquitos. I know you will just love these!
Ingredients List
Taquito Filling Ingredients
5 Servings (2 Taquitos per person)
- 2 Chicken breasts
- 1 Garlic clove
- 1 White onion
- 2 Large Roma tomatoes
- Lawry’s Season Salt
- 10 King Size Guerrero Corn Tortillas
Crispy Chicken Taquito Topping Ingredients
- Iceberg lettuce (Half a head)
- 2 Large Roma tomatoes
- 2 Avocados
- Queso fresco Cacique
- Sour cream
- Salsa of your choice
Prep your chicken taquito filling ingredients
Instructions
Prepping Chicken:
- Rinse and chop chicken breasts to about 3” inch pieces.
- Rinse and slice white onion and two Roma tomatoes. Set aside.
- Rinse and mince one garlic clove.
- Preheat a deep pan at medium heat.
- Place chicken breast pieces in the preheated pan.
- Add one cup of water.
- Add 1/4 of the chopped onion, add minced garlic clove and a pinch of salt.
- Cover to allow water to boil.
- Once it starts to boil, lower the flame enough to let chicken simmer. Low to medium setting.
- Put the timer at ten minutes. (I use this time for additional prepping)
- When the timer is up, turn chicken over and repeat step 10.
Once your chicken has cooked for about 20 minutes, the chicken should start to shred easily. If not, feel free to let it continue to cook for an additional 10 minutes. At this point, continue prepping the chicken the following way:
- Uncover pan and turn heat up on medium to high.
- Begin to shred chicken gently with a wooden spoon.
- Season with Lawry’s Season Salt. About 1/2 tsp full.
- Add sliced onions and gently mix. The onions will soften.
- Add sliced tomatoes and gently mix. The tomatoes will completely soften.
- Add a ¼ cup of water and let simmer till water is fully absorbed.
- Chicken is ready and set chicken filling aside..
While chicken is cooking during step 10 (above) I prep the topping that will go on top of our delicious crispy chicken taquitos!
- Finely chop half a head of lettuce. Rinse and drain. Set aside.
- Rinse and drain two large Roma tomatoes, chop and set aside.
- Rinse, peel and chop two avocados. I like to add a squeeze of lemon juice and add a pinch of salt for more flavor. Set aside.
- Unpackage the Cacique, queso fresco. Place into a bowl and completely crumble the contents. Set aside.
How to fry your crispy chicken taquitos
Now that your chicken filling is ready we can now begin to construct our taquitos!
- Use a skillet or a round comal to warm up the corn tortillas. Warm enough that they are soft. Flip and warm the other side. (I personally do not use the microwave because it adds way too much humidity and this makes the oil splatter when frying. I also feel the taquitos don’t fry as well.)
- Preheat a deep pan at medium heat.
- Add sufficient cooking oil of your choice. I personally add enough oil to cover the taquito half way in order to secure a more even fry and as quick as possible.
- While the pan is heating the oil, begin to place the chicken in the warmed up corn tortilla and roll it up. Do this with all your tortillas.
- Using tongs, place the rolled up chicken taquitos into the frying pan and begin to fry.
Fry until golden brown. Flip taquito over and do the same for the other side.
- Get a deep bowl ready and add a couple of paper towels to be able to drain the excess oil.
- Once taquitos are evenly golden brown, they should be crispy at this point, lift them out one by one out of the pan using the tongs and drain out as much oil as possible into the pan and then into the deep bowl with the paper towels. I place them upright to help continue draining any oil left behind.
Now that your taquitos have finished frying you can begin to serve them!
- Place two taquitos on a plate.
- Add sour cream to the taquito itself.
- Place the shredded lettuce on top.
- Sprinkle the chopped tomatoes and crumbled queso fresco.
- Add chopped avocado.
- And finally a splash of your favorite salsa!
Now you can pair it with a side of your choosing! Anywhere from sauteed vegetables to rice and refried beans! And enjoy! I hope you enjoy making these delicious crispy chicken taquitos as much as I do!
xo, Julia
