Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Chicken Taquitos (baked or fried)
Chicken Taquitos (baked or fried) brings together salsa, cooked chicken, and monterey jack cheese. Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 6 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Appetizers & snacks
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- Mexican
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Quick dinners · Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
- Dish type
- Tacos
A few quick notes
1. Keep the lid step in mind
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
2. Use the microwave sequence in the recipe
Read the microwave stages and checks before you start. Follow the settings and texture checks given for this recipe, including any note about differences between microwaves or container sizes.
3. Have the cooked chicken ready
This recipe lists chicken that is already cooked. Have that ready before putting the mixture together, and keep it as cooked chicken when checking the shopping list.
Get to know the ingredients
Salsa
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place salsa in a fine strainer and let any juices drip away.
Cooked chicken
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a bowl, combine chicken, drained salsa, cheese, and taco seasoning.
Monterey Jack cheese
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a bowl, combine chicken, drained salsa, cheese, and taco seasoning.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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Ingredient note
Source count; six-inch diameter is not another quantity.
How to make it
0 of 7 steps completeMake room for Chicken Taquitos (baked or fried)
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
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Drain on paper towels and serve warm. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the baking sheet. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Place salsa in a fine strainer and let any juices drip away.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Drain on paper towels and serve warm.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
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: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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