Mexican Chicken Taquitos

I do most of my grocery shopping at Costco®, and the roasted chicken at Costco is inexpensive and tastes good. I create quite a lot of simple meals from this roasted bird. It truly saves time and is economical. A chicken taquito basically puts cooked chicken, cheese, chipotle pepper, cumin, garlic and onions inside a tortilla wrap, which is then deep-fried. I think as individual cooks, we can create our own taquitos depending on the ingredients that we have on hand. That is the beauty of this dish. By cutting back on the oil, we can bake the taquitos, and they will still be very delicious.

Ingredients:
2 cups roasted chicken, shredded
1/2 cup cooked corn
1/2 cup white onions, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbs taco mix(store bought)
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbs fresh oregano, chopped or 1tsp dry oregano
2 green onions, chopped
1 cup Mexican cheese blend (Kirkland brand)
2 tbs canola oil
Ten- 9 inch tortilla wraps
Garnish with sour cream, salsa or guacamole

Directions:

In a large nonstick pan, add oil. Sauté the onions and garlic until fragrant.

 Stir in chicken and the rest of the ingredients up to green onions. Cook the chicken and the spicy blend together until they release a wonderful smell. Add green onions and remove from heat.

To assemble the taquitos:

Warm the tortillas in a preheated oven set to 350° for 10 minutes or until the tortillas are pliable. Tortillas can be microwave for 15 second each

Place one tortilla wrap on the working surface. Place about 2 tbs of chicken mixture on top of the

tortilla wrap followed by 2 tbs cheese on top. Start rolling the tortilla wrap as if creating a cigar, making sure it is firm and all the ingredients are covered.

 Continue in the same manner until all the tortilla wraps are rolled up. At this point, the chicken taquitos can be frozen for later use.

Secure the taquitos with toothpicks, if frying them. After heating a large pan, add 1 cup of oil and fry chicken taquitos until golden brown.
For baking, place taquitos into baking dish. Spray the top of taquitos with cooking oil and bake in a preheated oven set to 400° for 25 minutes or until crispy.