Description
Three-ingredient Shredded Chicken Flautas made simply using flour tortillas, shredded chicken, and Mexican cheese; served with homemade avocado cream sauce.
Ingredients
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- Instant Pot (paid link) Whole Roasted Chicken or purchase a pre-roasted chicken
- 6 – 8 Soft Shell Flour Tortillas
- 1 – 2 cup Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese
For the Cilantro Avocado Cream Sauce:
- 2 Medium Avocados
- 1 tbsp Pico De Gallo
- 1/3 cup Sour Cream
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 2 tbsp Cilantro Flakes
- 1 tbsp Parsley Flakes
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 Dash Red Cayenne Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Himalayan Salt
Instructions
For the flautas:
- Begin by following instructions for the Instant Pot (paid link) Whole Roasted Chicken recipe. Shred the chicken into pieces.
- Layer the flour tortilla with chicken then top off with shredded cheese. Roll each shell as tight as possible and use a toothpick to keep the ingredients in place.
- Pre-heat cooking pan to medium heat and coat pan with cooking oil. Remove the toothpick and fry on the folded side first to seal the ingredients. Cook for 2 -3 minutes on each side until golden brown then set to the side.
For the sauce:
- For the Cilantro Avocado Cream Sauce, remove the shell and seed from the avocados then place it in a bowl. Add all sauce ingredients into the bowl then mix together until smooth.
Equipment
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- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Comfort Food
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Nutrition
- Calories: 408
- Sugar: 1.3g
- Sodium: 577mg
- Fat: 18.6g
- Carbohydrates: 28.1g
- Fiber: 2.2g
- Protein: 31.2g
- Cholesterol: 78mg
Keywords: Chicken Flautas, Shredded Chicken Flautas, Flautas