Buffalo Chicken Taquitos

Chicken Breast - Meat and Poultry

Super easy and extremely good. I found a recipe online that was similar, but it had too many ingredients. I simplified it and now it can be made mostly in the slow cooker.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 5hrs15 mins

Total: 5hrs30 mins

Servings: 5

Yield: 10 taquitos

Buffalo Chicken Taquitos

Ingredients

3 skinless

boneless chicken breasts

1 cup chicken broth

1 pinch paprika

or to taste

salt and ground black pepper to taste

¾ cup Buffalo wing sauce (such as Frank's® RedHot)

1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese

softened

1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix

10 (6 inch) flour tortillas

½ cup shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend

2 tablespoons peanut oil

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Place chicken breasts into slow cooker; pour in chicken broth. Season with paprika salt and pepper. Cook on Low until chicken is tender about 4 hours.

Step 2

Drain broth; shred chicken with 2 forks in the slow cooker. Add Buffalo sauce cream cheese and ranch dressing mix; stir until well mixed. Cook on low until flavors are blended about 1 hour.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 4

Spoon chicken onto the tortillas and sprinkle cheese on top. Roll up and place seam-side down on a nonstick baking sheet. Brush all sides of taquitos with oil.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven turning every 5 minutes until slightly browned about 15 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Buffalo Chicken Taquitos

Servings Per Recipe:5

Calories: 492.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 24.8g 50%

Carbohydrates: 42.8g 14%

Dietary Fiber: 2.1g 8%

Sugars: 1.3g

Fat: 24.3g 37%

Saturated Fat: 9.9g 50%

Cholesterol: 73.6mg 25%

Vitamin A Iu: 419.2IU 8%

Niacin Equivalents: 12.7mg 97%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 20%

Vitamin C: 0.1mg

Folate: 71.5mcg 18%

Calcium: 107.9mg 11%

Iron: 2.9mg 16%

Magnesium: 29mg 10%

Potassium: 275.5mg 8%

Sodium: 1994.8mg 80%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 38%

Calories From Fat: 218.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.