Description
Crispy, golden chicken flautas made with tender shredded rotisserie chicken rolled in corn tortillas, sealed with cornstarch paste, and fried until perfectly crunchy. Served with creamy avocado sauce and fresh toppings for a festive Mexican-inspired meal.
Ingredients
For the Chicken Filling:
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 medium onion, finely diced
1 tsp kosher salt (1/2 tsp if using table salt)
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb shredded rotisserie chicken (about 4 cups)
For Assembling & Frying:
2 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
2 tbsp vegetable oil (for rubbing tortillas)
30 corn tortillas
1/4 cup cornstarch
2–4 tbsp water (to make paste)
For the Avocado Sauce:
12 oz salsa verde
2 small avocados (or 1 large)
1/2 tsp kosher salt (less if using table salt)
2 tsp roasted chicken Better Than Bouillon
1 lime, juiced
1/2 cup water, plus an additional 1/2 cup for thinning
1 jalapeno, optional
Toppings:
Crema Mexicana or sour cream
Queso Fresco or cotija, crumbled
Pico de gallo
Shredded lettuce
Cilantro, chopped
Lime wedges
Instructions
- If using pico de gallo, prepare it first and refrigerate until serving.
- Make the avocado sauce: Blend salsa verde, avocados, salt, bouillon, lime juice, and 1/2 cup water until smooth. Add jalapeño for heat. Thin with extra water as needed.
- Prepare chicken filling: Sauté onion in 1 tbsp oil with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder for 5–8 minutes. Add minced garlic and cook 30 seconds. Stir in shredded chicken and heat through. Set aside.
- Heat 1 inch of oil in a high-sided skillet to 375°F.
- Lightly rub each tortilla with oil and stack them under a damp paper towel.
- Make the cornstarch “glue”: Mix 1/4 cup cornstarch with 2 tbsp water, adding tiny splashes of water until paste-like.
- Microwave tortillas under damp towels for about 1 minute until pliable.
- Roll flautas: Add 2 tbsp chicken filling to the edge of a warm tortilla, roll tightly, and seal with cornstarch paste. Place seam-side down under a towel.
- Roll 5–10 at a time, then start frying.
- Fry seam-side down for 1–2 minutes per side until golden (not too dark). Transfer to a rack in a 170°F oven to stay crisp.
- Repeat until all flautas are fried.
- Serve topped with crema, avocado sauce, pico de gallo, lettuce, cotija, cilantro, and lime.
Notes
Add shredded cheese to the filling for extra richness.
Stir in canned green chiles for milder heat.
Use flour tortillas for larger, softer flautas (they fry faster).
Swap avocado sauce for chipotle crema for a smoky option.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 flauta
- Calories: 135
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 135mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 12mg