Shredded Chicken Flautas with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Shredded Chicken Flautas with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Easy , fast appetizer great out of oven, fryer or air fryer. These can be made ahead of time for large gatherings and quickly finished for hungry guests! Depending on how hot you like your salsa you can adjust the amount of jalapenos. Follow this rule of thumb: Mild Salsa = 3:1 tomatillo to jalapenos. Medium 3:2 and Hot 1:1 or more if you dare!

Tag IconAppetizers, Hispanic, Boneless Skinless Breast Fillets
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INGREDIENTS FOR FLAUTAS

4 Boneless, Skinless Breast Fillets, Cooked & Shredded

8 oz Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese

2 tbsp Chipotle in Adobo

12-16 Flour Tortillas

Salt and Pepper, to taste

TOMATILLO SALSA

6 Tomatillos

2 Poblanos

2 Jalapenos

1 Shallot

4 cloves Garlic

1 bunch Scallions

1 cup Fresh Cilantro

2 tbsp Fresh Oregano

1/8 tsp Cinnamon

1/2 tsp Cumin

1/4 cup juice from fresh limes

1 cup Cold Water

FOR ASSEMBLY

Flautas

Tomatillo Salsa

Scallions

Cotija Cheese, crumbled

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DIRECTIONS FOR FLAUTAS

1. Poach chicken breasts until cooked to (>165°F) and allow to cool. When they are cool, shred the chicken into a mixing bowl.

2. Combine the shredded chicken with the shredded pepper jack, chipotles and salt and pepper to taste.

3. Warm tortillas in a dry pan on medium low heat, one at a time, just enough to become pliable and spread shredded chicken mixture over the warm tortilla. Roll tortilla up and set it aside. Repeat until all of the chicken mixture is stuffed in tortillas to form the flautas.

FOR TOMATILLO SALSA

1. In a dry pan or over an open flame, roast the peppers, tomatillos and garlic until charred. Place in a covered bowl and allow to steam until the peppers can be deseeded and skinned.

ASSEMBLY METHOD

1. These can be finished quickly in one of three methods:

2. Oven: Preheat oven to 425°F. Line flautas on a greased sheet pan and bake for 10-12 minutes or until cheese is melted and tortillas are browned.

3. Fryer: Preheat to 350°F. Deep fry flautas for 2-3 minutes or until the flautas are deeply browned and the cheese is melted.

4. Air fryer: Preheat air fryer to 375°F and air fry flautas for 6-8 minutes or until the tortillas are browned and the cheese is bubbly.

5. Allow flautas to rest for 5 minutes prior to serving. Serve topped with copious amounts of crumbled cotija, scallions and the tomatillo salsa!