Chicken Taquitos with Guacamole

Name: Chicken Taquitos with Guacamole
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 avocados, cut in half, pits removed, flesh scooped out and chopped (about 1 1/2 cups); 425 grams tomatoes, drained; 118 milliliters canola oil, divided; 12 corn tortillas; 1 small handful fresh cilantro, stems removed, roughly chopped; 1 medium garlic clove, peeled; 1 jalapeño, stemmed, seeded, and diced; 4 servings Kosher salt; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice from 1 to 2 limes; 4 servings Mexican crema or sour cream; 8 smalls radishes, ends trimmed, thinly sliced; 1 heads Romaine lettuce, thinly sliced; 680 grams cooked chicken, shredded; 1 smalls white onion, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices

Need a gluten free main course? Chicken Taquitos with Guacamole could be a super recipe to try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 57g of protein, 62g of fat, and a total of 980 calories. This recipe covers 48% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up radishes, onion, canolan oil, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

Combine the avocados, white onion, jalapeño, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice in a large bowl. Use a spoon, and stir until everything is creamy, but there are still some chunks of the avocado. Season with salt to taste. Set aside.

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White Onion

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Heat one tablespoon oil in a Dutch oven over medium high-heat until shimmering.

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Add onion and garlic clove and cook, stirring often, until the onion and garlic are beginning to brow, about 7 minutes. Turn off the heat and remove, leaving as much of the oil as possible behind.

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Transfer to a blender along with the tomatoes, jalapeños, and salt. Blend until mixed, but still with some texture.

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Tomato

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Add another tablespoon oil to Dutch oven and heat until shimmering.

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Add contents of blender. Stir well, and cook until the sauce has reduced into a thick sauce-like consistency, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Remove from heat, add the shredded chicken, and stir well. Taste and add more salt if needed.

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Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.

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Add one tortilla and let it bubble in the oil until soft, two to three seconds. Flip and give it another couple seconds, and then remove and drain on paper towels. Repeat process with remaining tortillas.

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Tortilla

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Working one tortilla at a time, spoon 2 tablespoons chicken mixture down center, then up like a cigar. Secure each rolled tortilla with a toothpick. Make sure the toothpick runs parallel to the tortilla. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

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Whole Chicken

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Heat remaining oil in skillet over medium high heat until shimmering.

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Add as many of the rolled up tortillas as fit in one layer. Cook, flipping occasionally, until each is browned on top and bottom, three to five minutes. When done, drain on paper towel-lined plate and season immediately with salt. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

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Divide the taquitos between four plates. Top each with a lettuce, radishes, and a drizzle of crema.

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Radish

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Mexican Crema

Add a quarter of the guacamole to each plate.

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Guacamole

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Servings:

avocados, cut in half, pits removed, flesh scooped out and chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)425grams

tomatoes, drained 118milliliters

canola oil, divided 12

corn tortillas 1small handful

fresh cilantro, stems removed, roughly chopped 1medium

garlic clove, peeled 1

jalapeño, stemmed, seeded, and diced 4servings

Kosher salt 2Tbsps

fresh lime juice from 1 to 2 limes 4servings

Mexican crema or sour cream 8smalls

radishes, ends trimmed, thinly sliced 1heads

Romaine lettuce, thinly sliced 680grams

cooked chicken, shredded 1smalls

white onion, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican works really well with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is DeLoach Russian River Pinot Noir. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 14 dollars.