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Chicos Tacos Recipe

Chicos Tacos

The specialty dish at Chico's Tacos is a paper tray containing three rolled taquitos, known as flautas, submerged in a bath of a special tomato soup-like sauce and topped with shredded cheese.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Chicos Tacos
Servings: 16 tacos
Calories: 250kcal

Equipment

  • comal

Ingredients

Taquitos:

  • 1 pound ground buffalo or lean ground beef
  • ¼ teaspoon oregano dried
  • ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 16 white corn tortillas
  • Vegetable or Canola oil for frying depth of 2″ in your pan
  • 1 pound mild cheddar cheese finely shredded

Tomato Broth:

  • 28 ounce whole tomatoes
  • ¼ onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ¼ teaspoon oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon parsley dried
  • 2 Anaheim chiles roasted
  • ¼ cup water

Jalapeño Salsa:

  • 3 jalapeños
  • 1 tomatillo husked and rinsed
  • 1 garlic clove
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup water

Instructions

Taquitos:

  • Combine ground beef, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl.
  • Preheat a comal (cast-iron griddle) or a large frying pan over medium heat. Warm a tortilla on the comal, turning once, until pliable, about 20 seconds on each side, before assembling each flauta.
  • Spread 1 heaping tablespoon raw ground meat across the tortillas. Roll them up tightly, then skewer them with toothpicks to keep them closed.
  • Heat the oil until it is hot.
  • Once assembled, fry them in hot oil for 1-2 minutes on one side, then flip and finish frying until golden and crispy. Dry with paper towels.

Tomato Broth:

  • Puree whole tomatoes, onion, garlic cloves, oregano, salt, pepper, parsley, chile (optional), and water in a blender until smooth.
  • Pour the mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil, then reduce to a low heat and keep warm.

Jalapeo Salsa:

  • Soften jalapeos and tomatillos by boiling or roasting them. Remove the stems from the jalapeos and combine them with the tomatillo, garlic clove, water, and salt.
  • Place your single order (3 taquitos) in a bowl, cover with sauce, sprinkle with cheese, and drizzle with jalapeo salsa.

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Nutrition

Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 642mg | Potassium: 294mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 730IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 233mg | Iron: 1mg
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