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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For the Flauntas:
- Instant Pot (paid link) Whole Roasted Chicken or purchase a pre-roasted chicken
- 6 – 8 soft shell flour tortillas
- 1 – 2 cups 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 sea salt
Instructions
- Begin by following the Instant Pot (paid link) Whole Roasted Chicken recipe instructions. Shred the chicken into pieces.
- Layer the flour tortilla with chicken and top off with shredded cheese. Roll each shell as tight as possible and use a toothpick to keep the ingredients in place.
- Heat a cooking pan to medium heat and coat the pan with cooking oil. First, remove the toothpick and fry on the folded side to seal the ingredients. Cook for 2 -3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Set to the side.
- For the Cilantro Avocado Cream Sauce, remove the shell and seed from the avocados. Place avocado in a bowl. Add pico de gallo, sour cream, lemon juice, cilantro flakes, parsley flakes, paprika, black pepper, garlic powder, red cayenne pepper, and sea salt into the bowl. Mix until smooth.
- 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