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Chicken Flautas are a Tex Mex favorite of mine but usually I only get them at restaurants because they can be a little challenging to make....not because they are complicated but because it involves using hot oil. Yes, watch out because you could get burned! You know, sometimes...not usually but sometimes I'm up for a little risk so I decided to try them out at home. Was it challenging? You betcha, and kind of messy but that first bite told me it was all worth it...even if I got slightly burned....no...hardly I'm exaggerating, got the tip of my finger but barely....yes honestly I yelped but only a bit!!! Check these out for yourself and don't be afraid to make them but please take your time and DON'T turn the pan with oil up too much. Slow and low wins the race!

Ingredients:
1. Corn Tortillas
2. Frozen Chicken Breasts
3. Canola Oil, Minced Garlic in jar, Sea Salt, Pepper, and Taco Seasoning for chicken marinade
4. Shredded Mexican Style Cheese

Tips for making the chicken taste right:
1. Defrost chicken breasts.
2. Poke holes in the chicken with a fork to allow marinade to get inside.
3. Slice up that chicken into little strips.
4. Marinade strips with canola oil, minced garlic from a jar, sea salt, pepper, and taco seasoning.
5. Throw chicken strips in a already hot pan until nice, tender, and done.

Picture by picture steps for doing flautas are as follows but first thing, warm up your corn tortillas in the microwave for under a minute because if you don't your tortilla will break when you try and wrap the chicken...I know because I learned the hard way....now follow these steps and ENJOY a Tex Mex favorite......



1. Just before my flauta found its way into the pan! Gotta get plenty of shredded cheese in with the chicken, almost covering it up because it's like glue and holds the flauta together when you put it in the pan (after you wrap it like a burrito)....very important! Also, use corn tortillas to do these...trust me..it's easier to fry right!


2. Notice a lot of gooey cheese inside and the flauta staying together! Turn them over when brown on one side to do the other. I would recommend using canola oil to fry these. Remember, fry using low heat! Be safe!



More than enough tasty flautas to go around. You know you want some! Bring the Margaritas and it's a party! It's summer and it's time to have fun with cooking!