Easy HOMEMADE Shredded Chicken FLAUTAS | Mexican Style!

corn tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortillas

💰Cheaper: flour tortillas

Whole wheat tortillas add fiber, while flour tortillas are often less expensive.

shredded chicken

🥗Healthier: shredded turkey

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Turkey is leaner, while canned chicken can save time and money.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor without dairy, while cream cheese is often cheaper.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt is lower in fat and adds protein, while plain yogurt is usually less expensive.

Put 3 large chicken breasts in a pot of water with a little bit of salt and bring to a boil.

Allow the chicken to boil for about 15 to 20 minutes until cooked.

Remove chicken from the pot, rinse it off, and place it in a bowl.

Shred the chicken to your desired consistency using a fork or your hands.

Season the shredded chicken with chili lime seasoning, onion powder, salt, pepper, and mix in 1.5 cups of shredded cheese and a bit of Mexican crema.

Make a glue mixture by combining a spoonful of flour with water and mixing it until smooth.

Prepare a workstation with the shredded chicken, tortillas, and the glue mixture.

Take a tortilla, place a decent amount of chicken in the center, spread a little glue on the edge, and roll it tightly, sealing the edge with the glue.

Repeat the rolling process until you have a few flautas ready for frying.

Heat oil in a pan and place the flautas seam-side down in the hot oil to seal them.

Fry the flautas for about 4 to 5 minutes, flipping them halfway through until golden brown.

Remove the flautas from the oil and place them on a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil.

Prepare toppings by dicing avocado and slicing lettuce and tomato.

Assemble the flautas with toppings like avocado, lettuce, tomato, and drizzle with Mexican crema.

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