Chevys Fresh Mex Chicken Flautas Recipe
Chevys Fresh Mex Chicken Flautas are crispy, rolled tortillas filled with seasoned shredded chicken, fried to golden perfection, and served with fresh toppings and dipping sauces, offering a delightful combination of crunch and savory flavor. Make our Chevys Fresh Mex Chicken Flautas Recipe at home. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Chicken Flautas will taste just like Chevys Fresh Mex.
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients
- Chevys Fresh Mex Jalapeño Jelly (See the Recipe Box below for this Recipe)
- Six 10-inch Flour Tortillas
- 1/2 cup chopped Onions
- 1 clove Garlic peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon cooking Oil
- 2 cups shredded cooked Chicken
- 1 cup canned Black Beans rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup Salsa store bought or homemade, of choice
- 1/2 cup shredded Mexican Blend Cheese
- 2 tablespoons snipped fresh Cilantro or 2 tablespoons Oregano
- Cooking Oil for frying
- 3 cups shredded Lettuce
- More Cilantro to serve
- Guacamole store bought or homemade, of choice, to serve
- More Salsa store bought or homemade, of choice, to serve
- Sour Cream to serve
Instructions
- Prepare Chevys Fresh Mex Jalapeño Jelly according to the recipe in the Recipe Box below. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Wrap tortillas tightly in foil.
- Place in preheated oven and heat bout 10 minutes or until heated through. Remove from oven and set aside.
- Pour 1 teaspoon oil into a medium skillet. Place over medium heat.
- When oil is hot and shimmering, add onion and garlic. Sauté until tender.
- Stir in chicken, black beans, 1/2 cup salsa, cheese and 2 tablespoons cilantro or oregano. Stir until cheese melts.
- Remove from heat.
- Spoon about 1/2 cup of filling across a warm tortilla, to about 1-1/2 inches of one edge.
- Roll up tortilla as tightly as possible. Secure with a wooden toothpick.
- Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
- In a very large, deep skillet, heat 1 - 1/2 inches of cooking oil to 365°F.
- Carefully place flautas, two at a time in hot oil and fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp and golden brown, turning once.
- Remove flautas to a paper towel-covered plate to drain. Keep fried flautas warm in a 300°F oven while frying remaining flautas.
- Remove toothpicks.
- Cut flautas n 1/2 crosswise.
- Spread shredded lettuce on a serving platter.
- Place flautas on top of lettuce.
- Sprinkle with cilantro.
- Serve hot with prepared Chevys Fresh Mex Jalapeño Jelly, guacamole, salsa and sour cream.