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Chicken Flautas

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 9/14/22Updated: 7/12/23

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Chicken Flautas with corn salsa from Your Homebasedmom

Filled with chicken, cheese and salsa, and topped with fresh corn salsa, these chicken flautas are a quick and delicious dinner the whole family will love.

Chicken Flautas with corn salsa

Why You’ll Love This Recipe!

When my kids were younger one of our favorite ways to use up leftover meat was to make taquitos or flautas. A flauta is basically a rolled up taco that is filled with meat, cheese or chicken.  You can use the delicious chicken recipe below or use up any leftover meat you may have on hand for a quick and easy chicken flautas recipe.

Chicken Flautas with corn salsa

What is the Difference between a Flauta and a Taquito?

Flautas are made with flour tortillas and taquitos are made with corn tortillas.

Ingredients Needed

  • Chicken breasts. Skinless, boneless
  • Canola oil
  • Garlic
  • Seasonings. Ground cumin, smoked paprika, Mexican oregano, salt and pepper.
  • Flour Tortillas
  • Salsa
  • Cheese. I use a Mexican Cheese Blend, Cheddar Cheese, Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack.
Chicken Flautas with corn salsa ingredients

How to Make Chicken Flautas

  • Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a skillet and add in diced chicken and garlic.  Stir and cook until meat turns white.
  • Add in cumin, smoked paprika, Mexican oregano, salt and pepper.  Cook until meat is cooked through.
Chicken Flautas - Taquitos
  • Place a few tablespoons of chicken mixture into middle of tortilla, top with cheese and salsa. Roll up tortilla and close with a toothpick.
Chicken Flautas - Taquitos
  • Heat oil in large frying pan (1/2″ deep) and add in flautas, place seam side down.  Use tongs to turn the flautas so they get golden brown on both sides. Drain chicken flautas on paper towels placed on a baking sheet.
  • Place on plate on a bed of shredded lettuce, top with queso fresco, avocado, sour cream, hot sauce and corn salsa.
Chicken Flautas - Taquitos

Variations

For the meat you can use whatever leftover meat you have on hand. We like to use:

  • Rotisserie Chicken
  • Pork Carnitas
  • Mexican Shredded Beef
  • Mexican Shredded Chicken
  • Salsa Chicken

Our favorite thing to top chicken flautas with is corn salsa. We like to use fresh corn but you could also use canned or frozen corn.

How to serve chicken flautas:

  • Lettuce
  • Sour Cream
  • Queso Fresco
  • Hot Sauce
  • Avocado
  • Guacamole
  • Pico de Gallo
  • Corn Salsa. See below for recipe

Ingredients For Corn Salsa

  • Corn
  • Jalapeno 
  • Red onion 
  • Cilantro 
  • Lime or lemon juice
  • Salt & pepper to taste

How to Make Corn Salsa

  • Place ears of corn, with husk on, into microwave.  Cook for 10- 12 minutes. Carefully remove from microwave, they will be hot.
  •  Cut off ends of corn and carefully pull the cob out of the husk.  There will be no silk.  This works so well!!
  • Allow the corn to cool and then use a sharp knife to cut the corn off the cob.
  • Combine corn with remaining ingredients.  Salt and pepper to taste.  
  • Squeeze fresh lime juice or lemon juice over the top.  Refrigerate until ready to use.
Chicken Flautas with corn salsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I make chicken flautas in the oven?

You can bake them in the oven, they just won’t get as golden brown and crispy. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15-20 minutes.

Can you freeze flautas?

They freeze great. Make the flautas in advance and place them in an air tight, freezer container. Thaw overnight in the fridge and then fry them in hot oil before serving.

Some of my other favorite Mexican dishes:

  • Instant Pot Salsa
  • Slower Cooker Salsa Chicken
  • Strawberry Salsa
  • Balsamic Black Bean Salsa
  • Fruit Salsa

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Chicken Flautas and fresh corn salsa

Chicken Flautas with Corn Salsa

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Filled with chicken, cheese, salsa and topped with fresh corn salsa, these chicken flautas are a quick and delicious dinner the whole family will love.
serves: 8 Flautas
Prep:15 minutes minutes
Cook:35 minutes minutes
Total:50 minutes minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts diced
  • 2 Tbsp canola oil
  • 2 tsp garlic minced
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp Mexican Oregano
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 8 tortillas flour or corn
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 1 cup Mexican cheese blend or Monterey Jack grated
  • lettuce shredded
  • sour cream
  • queso fresco crumbled
  • hot sauce
  • 1 avocado diced
  • 1 cup corn salsa (see below)
  • canola oil for frying

Corn Salsa

  • 3 ears corn
  • 1 tsp jalapeno diced
  • 1/4 cup red onion diced
  • 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 Tbsp lime or lemon juice

Instructions

  • Heat 2 Tbsp oil in pan and add in diced chicken and garlic.  Stir and cook until meat turns white.
  • Add in cumin, smoked paprika, Mexican oregano, salt and pepper.  Cook until meat is cooked through.
  • Place a few tablespoons of meat into middle of tortilla, top with cheese and salsa. Roll up tortilla and close with a toothpick.
  • Heat oil in large frying pan (1/2″ deep) and add in flautas.  Fry until golden brown on both sides.  Drain on paper towels.
  • Place on plate, on a bed of shredded lettuce, top with queso fresco, avocado, sour cream, hot sauce and corn salsa.

Corn Salsa

  • Place ears of corn, with husk on, into microwave.  Cook for 10- 12 minutes. Carefully remove from microwave, they will be hot.  Cut off ends of corn and carefully pull the cob out of the husk.  There will be no silk.  This works so well!!
  • Allow the corn to cool and then use a sharp knife to cut the corn off the cob.
  • Combine corn with remaining ingredients.  Salt and pepper to taste.  Squeeze lime or lemon juice over the top.  Refrigerate until ready to use.

Tips & Notes:

For the meat you can use whatever leftover meat you have on hand. We like to use:
  • Rotisserie Chicken
  • Pork Carnitas
  • Mexican Shredded Beef
  • Mexican Shredded Chicken
  • Salsa Chicken

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 278kcal (14%) Carbohydrates: 25g (8%) Protein: 19g (38%) Fat: 11g (17%) Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) Cholesterol: 49mg (16%) Sodium: 746mg (32%) Potassium: 535mg (15%) Fiber: 3g (13%) Sugar: 4g (4%) Vitamin A: 455IU (9%) Vitamin C: 6.4mg (8%) Calcium: 143mg (14%) Iron: 1.8mg (10%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Main Dish
Cuisine:Mexican
Chicken Flautas and fresh corn salsa
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