Description
Delicious and easy crockpot chicken taquitos filled with creamy cheese and spices, perfect for dinner or snacks.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup salsa verde
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 10 small flour tortillas
- Optional: 1/4 cup chopped jalapeños or green chiles
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts, cream cheese, salsa verde, and taco seasoning into a crockpot.
- Cook on LOW for 6 hours or HIGH for 3–4 hours until chicken is tender.
- Shred the chicken using two forks right in the crockpot.
- Stir the mixture to blend the melted cream cheese evenly.
- Add shredded cheddar cheese and mix until melted and combined.
- Preheat oven to 425°F (if baking).
- Spoon the chicken filling onto tortillas, roll them tightly, and place seam-side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Lightly spray the tops of the taquitos with cooking spray.
- Bake for 15–20 minutes or until golden and crispy. You can broil for the last 2–3 minutes for extra crunch.
- Serve hot with salsa, sour cream, or guacamole.
Notes
- These taquitos are great for meal prep and can be frozen.
- Feel free to customize the fillings with your favorite ingredients!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Crockpot
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taquito
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 60mg