Description
Crispy, flavorful chicken flautas paired with a delicious homemade salsa and served with tender fideo noodles for a complete and satisfying meal
Ingredients
Scale
- For the Chicken Flautas:
- 2 pounds chicken
- 1 teaspoon Uncle Chris seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Shredded cheese (your choice)
- Corn tortillas
- Oil for frying (medium heat)
- For the Salsa:
- 2 serrano peppers (roasted)
- 1 jalapeño (roasted)
- 1 onion (roasted)
- Fresh cilantro (to taste)
- 4–6 tomatillos (boiled until soft)
- 2 calabaza (boiled until soft)
- Chicken bouillon (to taste)
- For the Fideo:
- Fideo noodles
- Chicken broth (optional, for flavor)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the Chicken:
- Season the chicken with Uncle Chris seasoning, paprika, salt, pepper, and minced garlic.
- Boil the chicken until fully cooked, then shred it into small pieces.
- Mix the shredded chicken with your choice of shredded cheese.
- Make the Flautas:
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Roll the chicken and cheese mixture into corn tortillas.
- Pan-fry the rolled tortillas until brown and crispy on both sides. Set aside.
- Make the Salsa:
- Roast the serrano peppers, jalapeño, and onion.
- Boil the tomatillos and calabaza until soft.
- Blend all the roasted and boiled ingredients with cilantro.
- Season with chicken bouillon and adjust to taste.
- Prepare the Fideo:
- Cook the fideo noodles in a pan with a bit of oil, toasting them lightly.
- Add chicken broth (or water) and simmer until the noodles are soft and fully cooked.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve:
- Serve the crispy chicken flautas with the homemade salsa and fideo on the side for a delicious meal!
Notes
- For extra flavor, you can add a squeeze of lime to the salsa before blending.
- If you prefer a spicier salsa, adjust the amount of serrano peppers and jalapeño.
- You can add more cheese to the flautas for a creamier texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 Flautas
- Calories: chicken flautas, homemade salsa, fideo, mexican cuisine, crispy flautas
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g (mostly from cheese & oil)
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 60mg