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Chicken & Cheese Flautas




Source of Recipe


The Best of Mexican Cooking






Recipe Introduction


A flauta, which means "flute" in Spanish, is a corn tortilla tightly rolled around a meat or poultry filling and fried until crisp. These flautas are made with flour tortillas.





List of Ingredients



• 4 oz (1 cup) finely shredded hot pepper Monterey Jack cheese
  
• 3/4 cup shredded cooked chicken
  
• 3/4 tsp cumin
  
• 6 (6") flour tortillas, heated
  
• 1/3 cup salsa
  
• 4 tsps oil
  






Instructions



1. In small bowl, combine cheese, chicken and cumin; mix well.
   
2. Place about 1/4 cup chicken mixture on each warm tortilla. Top each with scant 1 T salsa. Roll up tightly; secure each with toothpick. Brush filled tortillas with oil.
   
3. In large skillet, cook filled tortillas over medium heat for 4 to 6 minutes or until filling is hot and tortillas are toasted, turning occasionally. If desired, serve with guacamole and sour cream
   






Final Comments


6 flautas; 3 servings