
Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Baked Creamy Cheesy Chicken Flautas
Baked Creamy Cheesy Chicken Flautas is made with chicken breasts, onion, and garlic.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 45 min
- Original yield
- Serves 10
- Ingredients
- 17 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Appetizers · Appetizers & snacks · Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- Mexican
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 16–30 minutes · Total: 31–60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Check the off-heat addition
Follow the instruction to take the pan off the heat before the finishing addition.
2. Warm the tortillas as directed
Keep the tortilla-warming step in the serving sequence.
3. Preheat as directed
Have the oven at the specified temperature for its cooking step.
Get to know the ingredients
medium onion (chopped)
In the method: In a medium size skillet heat the olive oil.
garlic (minced)
In the method: Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is softened, about 3 minutes.
corn (canned and drained)
In the method: Add corn to skillet and cook for another 2 minutes.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 10. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
Ingredient note
Source: 1 tablespoon olive oilIngredient note
Source: 1 medium onion (chopped)Ingredient note
Source: 3 cloves garlic (minced)Ingredient note
Source: ¾ cup corn (canned and drained)Ingredient note
Source: 2 chicken breasts (I used 2 chicken breasts from a roasted chicken, cooked and shredded)Ingredient note
Source: 1 cup salsa (store bought)Ingredient note
Source: ½ cup sour creamIngredient note
Source: 1½ cups Tex Mex (or Mexican cheese blend, I used Kraft)Ingredient note
Source: 10 flour tortillas (6 inch)Ingredient note
Source: ¼ cup butter (unsalted, melted)Ingredient note
Source: 1 avocadoIngredient note
Source: 1 medium tomatoIngredient note
Source: ½ jalapeno pepperIngredient note
Source: 1 tablespoon lime juice (from 1/2 lime)Ingredient note
Source: 1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped)Ingredient note
Source: ¼ teaspoon salt (or to taste)Ingredient note
Source: ½ teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Finish as directed
Serve guacamole over flautas and enjoy.
A little more help as you go
Prepare the first additions
Set out the ingredients needed for the first cooking step.
Prepare the finishing addition
Have the final topping or garnish ready for its specified step.
Follow the microwave stages
Use the settings, sequence and checks specified for the microwave.
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Set out the oven, skillet, and baking dish. Start with this step: Preheat oven to 400℉.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Follow the instruction to take the pan off the heat before the finishing addition.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Bake for about 15 minutes or until tortillas turn golden brown.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Set out the ingredients needed for the first cooking step.
Additional recipe notes
For make ahead meals, you could prepare these as noted in the instructions up to and including step 4, cover the baking dish and freeze until ready for baking. Thaw out before baking. You can store these for up to 3 days sealed in an airtight container. Warm in the microwave or reheat in the oven before eating.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: jocooks.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.


