KARE in the Kitchen: Homemade taquitos with Kowalski's

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

shredded beef

💰Cheaper: shredded chicken

Chicken is often less expensive than beef.

refried beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans are more affordable and still nutritious.

shredded cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Start by making the chicken filling with Kansas City barbecue sauce, adding enough to hold it together.

Mix the barbecue sauce with the chicken until well combined.

Prepare the Philly style filling using lightly smoked pulled beef, sautéed mushrooms, onions, and bell peppers.

Add Monterey Jack cheese to the beef and vegetable mixture, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

Chop the chicken and beef into small pieces to ensure they fit well in the taquitos.

Use white corn tortillas for rolling the taquitos, noting that yellow corn or flour can also be used but will change the texture.

Warm the tortillas in a skillet until they are flexible, avoiding cracking when rolling them.

Fill the tortillas with the meat mixture, rolling them tightly without tucking in the edges.

Place the rolled taquitos seam-side down to keep them secure while preparing to cook them.

Spray the taquitos lightly with canola oil spray for browning in the air fryer, ensuring to coat the bottoms as well.

Place the taquitos in the air fryer basket, leaving space between them for even cooking.

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