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September 16, 2025
Easy Chicken Taquitos Recipe
Make taquitos, or rolled tacos, at home with this super easy recipe that uses canned or rotisserie chicken, cheese, and hot pepper sauce. The filling is easy to adjust — add sliced jalapeños if you prefer lots of heat. Bake until crisp and serve as an appetizer or side dish with your favorite salsa. You can also serve them as a main course topped with lettuce, tomato, olives, sour cream, and more.
Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
45 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
12 taquitos
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This incredibly easy taquito recipe is a delicious and innovative way to use up leftover rotisserie chicken.
How to Make Taquitos
You’ll find a detailed ingredient list and step-by-step instructions in the recipe below, but let’s go over the basics:
What Is a Taquito?
Taquitos (a.k.a. flautas) are filled, tightly rolled tortillas topped with condiments like guacamole and sour cream. Taquitos are usually fried, but this easy recipe is baked.
How to Make Chicken Taquitos
Here’s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make this chicken taquito recipe:
- Combine the chicken, cheese, and hot sauce.
- Warm the tortillas, fill the tortillas, and roll tightly.
- Bake the taquitos until golden and crisp.
Tips from recipe creator Sarah :
- “You can also serve as a main course topped with lettuce, tomato, olives, sour cream, and more.”
- “Sometimes I add finely chopped onion to the chicken mix.”
What to Serve With Taquitos
Top your homemade chicken taquitos with guacamole, salsa, sour cream, and/or sour cream. For more delicious serving inspiration, explore our entire collection of Mexican Side Dishes . Here are a few of the top-rated recipes you’ll find:
- Mexican Rice
- Quick and Easy Refried Beans
- Mexican Corn on the Cob (Elote)
How to Store Taquitos
Store the chicken taquitos in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat them on the stove, in the oven, in the air fryer, or in the microwave.
Can You Freeze Taquitos?
You can freeze these taquitos for up to three months. Thaw them overnight in the refrigerator, then re-crisp them on the stove, in the oven, or in the air fryer.
Allrecipes Community Tips and Praise
“Excellent,” raves salomdee . “Loved the crunchiness achieved by baking. Didn’t miss the grease one little bit. This is my new go-to quick recipe. I know I’m going to stuff these with all kinds of combinations, including leftovers.”
“Great basic recipe to use up leftover meat,” says wavers . “I used leftover pot roast shredded, added salsa, and canned Mexican tomato sauce with jalapeño.”
“So easy,” according to elithrp . “I decided to cook the chicken in a green enchilada sauce for added flavor. Very crispy without the frying. Nice weeknight dinner with slow cooker pinto beans and a salad.”
Editorial contributions by Corey Williams
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Ingredients
cooking spray
1 (10 ounce) can chicken chunks, drained or 1 1/4 cups rotisserie chicken, chopped
¼ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
5 drops hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco), or more to taste
12 corn tortillas
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Combine chicken and cheese in a bowl; stir in hot pepper sauce to taste.
Warm tortillas one at a time in a skillet over medium heat until flexible, about 10 seconds per side.
Spread about 1 heaping tablespoonful of chicken mixture over half of a warmed tortilla. Roll tightly to form a taquito starting at the filled side of the tortilla. Place seam-side down in the prepared baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden crisp and to your liking, about 20 to 30 minutes.
Cook’s Note
Sometimes I add finely chopped onion to the chicken mix.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 209 | Calories |
| 7g | Fat |
| 23g | Carbs |
| 14g | Protein |
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| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 6 | |
| Calories 209 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 7g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat 2g | 12% |
| Cholesterol 34mg | 11% |
| Sodium 292mg | 13% |
| Total Carbohydrate 23g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber 3g | 12% |
| Total Sugars 1g | |
| Protein 14g | 29% |
| Vitamin C 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium 83mg | 6% |
| Iron 1mg | 8% |
| Potassium 167mg | 4% |
* 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.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
