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My review
Easy Chicken Flautas
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Starla Barnes
"Rolled tacos; these are the best. I learned how to make them and my husband loved them."
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Ingredients
50 m servings 345Original recipe yields 8 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; stir flour into butter until smooth. Add onion to flour-butter mixture; cook and stir until onion is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix black olives, lemon juice, oil, paprika, black pepper, and salt into onion mixture; cook and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir chicken into mixture and remove skillet from heat and cover.
- Heat oil in a large, heavy saucepan or deep-fryer.
- Fill tortillas with chicken mixture. Roll tortilla around filling and secure with a toothpick.
- Fry the rolled tortillas, working in batches, in the hot oil until browned, about 2 minutes. Transfer fried tortillas to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon or tongs.
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Footnotes
- Editor's Note:
- We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. The exact amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and the specific type of oil used.
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Most helpful positive review
9/1/2015
These were really good!! We decided to bake instead of fry. I put the chicken mixture in the tortilla and added about a TBSP of grated cheddar cheese, then rolled them up and placed in a 9 X 1...
Most helpful critical review
3/19/2019
Finally decided we weren't going to keep this & try with our changes because we can try without a recipe. 1st we wouldn't use the roux because it dried everything out really bad. We also would p...
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9/1/2015
These were really good!! We decided to bake instead of fry. I put the chicken mixture in the tortilla and added about a TBSP of grated cheddar cheese, then rolled them up and placed in a 9 X 1...
5/12/2015
Yummmmmm! With a family of 7, I'm always on the look out for new Taco Tuesday ideas (you know, I don't want to keep repeating the same meal every week!). Everyone LOVED these flautas!
5/3/2015
My family liked these flautas. The lemon flavor gave the flautas a tang that lemon lovers would like. I sautéed the onions in the butter and then added the flour. I used a whisk to smooth out th...
10/7/2016
I loved this recipe. For the filling I used serrano chile, salt, pepper, onion and the rue. I used left over chicken bought from grocery store. As I stuffed the flour tortilla added spice of moz...
7/20/2016
I made this because I could not believe the ingredients and all the rave reviews. I have to say we liked it a lot. The kids asked me to make these again. I followed the recipe as is except us...
5/19/2016
Very good recipe! I made some changes based on personal preference: used corn tortillas instead of flour, omitted black olives, added a little cumin and some cheddar cheese. Also baked as other ...
6/12/2018
I didn't have Paprika so I added 3 generous shots of our favorite hot sauce and one tablespoon of green chiles - they were a hit!
10/14/2015
My husband really liked these. I thought they were okay. I added a cup of grated up summer squash to make it a little more healthy. I also baked them in the oven for about 45 minutes until they ...
12/10/2018
This recipe is definitely now one of our family's favorite go-to dinners! The only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is because I feel like the original recipe doesn't make quite enough fill...