Roll the perfect taquitos without toothpicks | Easy flautas

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: frozen hash browns

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious, while frozen hash browns can be cheaper and convenient.

Take rotisserie chicken off the bone and shred it.

Heat a griddle and spray oil on it.

Warm corn tortillas on the griddle until soft and pliable, then place them on a baking sheet.

Mix flour and cold water to form a paste for sealing the flautas.

Season shredded chicken with onion powder, garlic powder, and cracked black pepper, then mix.

Take a corn tortilla, add a portion of the seasoned chicken at one end, and roll it tightly.

Seal the end of the tortilla with the flour paste and place seam side down on a baking sheet.

Repeat the rolling and sealing process with remaining tortillas and chicken.

For freezing, place flautas in a single layer on a tray before transferring to a storage bag to prevent clumping.

Heat cooking oil in a pan for shallow frying, about half an inch deep.

Once the oil is hot, place flautas seam side down in the oil to fry.

Flip the flautas to ensure even cooking and place them on a dish lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.

Once frozen solid, transfer flautas to a freezer bag, label with the date, and store in the freezer.

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