Texas Pete® Buffalo Chicken Taquitos

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Looking for an easy, Fall meal to make during the hustle of the holidays? These Texas Pete® Buffalo Chicken Taquitos are it!

Texas Pete® Original Hot Sauce

I have been a loyal fan of Texas Pete® since I was a kid. We always had a bottle in our fridge, and I put it on everything! I think that’s why I have such a love for spicy foods. Texas Pete® Original Hot Sauce is the perfect addition to any recipe or dish. Use it as the main ingredient, like in these Texas Pete® Buffalo Chicken Taquitos, or add a few drops to your favorite takeout meal. When you Sauce Like You Mean It™, you live your life to the fullest. What you eat will never be boring, and your taste buds will love you for it! If you aren’t sure where you can find a bottle of this amazing hot sauce, use the Texas Pete® store locator!

Buffalo Chicken Dip Meets Taquitos

This recipe was born out of my high school love for frozen taquitos and my current love for buffalo chicken dip. The recipe that I created was so easy, I knew I could make some tasty buffalo chicken taquitos with it. Turns out that I was right! The basis of the buffalo chicken dip is Texas Pete® Original Hot Sauce. When combined with the gooey sharp cheddar, blue cheese, and cream cheese, you get the bangin’ buffalo flavor that B.C.D is known for. Throw all of that in a baked tortilla shell and you have yourself an indulgent and soul-warming meal. Also, don’t skip out on the sauce! The Avocado Cilantro Lime Crema at the end of the recipe is a refreshing and creamy dipping sauce that adds the perfect amount of coolness to this recipe. You won’t regret making it!

If you love buffalo chicken dip and Texas Pete® Original Hot Sauce as much as I do, I hope you try out the recipe! If you do, tag @passportflavor and @texaspetesauces, then #passportflavor and #SauceLikeYouMeanIt on Instagram. I’ll give your masterpiece a share!

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Texas Pete® Buffalo Chicken Taquitos

This recipe is a must-have, fall favorite! It's perfect for the busy and cold holiday season.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 16 minutes mins

Buffalo Chicken Dip 15 minutes mins

Total Time 36 minutes mins

Servings 12 taquitos

Calories 322 kcal

Ingredients

  

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Buffalo Chicken Dip Filling

• 1 cup Texas Pete® Original Hot Sauce
• 37.5 oz canned chicken
• 1/4 cup blue cheese
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese
• ground pepper

Taquitos

• 12 whole wheat tortilla shells more if they are smaller in size
• avocado oil spray

Avocado Cilantro Lime Crema

• 1 avocado
• 1/4 cup cilantro fresh
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 1/2 limes juiced
• 1 cup almond yogurt or plain Greek yogurt

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 425F

Buffalo Chicken Dip

• Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat
• Add the canned chicken and shred with a spatula
• Add the hot sauce and blue cheese crumbles, stir to combine well
• Once combined, add the cubed cream cheese and mix well. You can press the cream cheese down on the bottom of the pan to melt and mix it with the chicken
• Once the cream cheese is melted and fully mixed in, add the shredded cheese and black pepper to taste, stir to combine until the cheese is all melted

Taquito Assembly

• Heat the tortilla shells in the microwave in increments of 10 seconds until they are warm and more pliable
• On a baking sheet, spray each tortilla on one side with avocado oil and place the oiled side down
• Fill each tortilla with 3 heaping Tbs of buffalo chicken mixture on the non-oiled side. It is best to place the mixture in a line down the middle of the tortilla.
• Roll each tortilla so that the ends remain open, and place the seam side down on the baking sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes on the first side and flip.
• Bake for another 8 minutes, or until edges become golden brown and begin to crisp

Avocado Cilantro Lime Crema

• While the taquitos are baking, prepare the crema.
• Add all ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth.
• Serve on the side as a creamy and refreshing dipping sauce!

Notes

Calorie counts are just an estimate. The calories will vary based on the type of tortilla used, how much filling you put in each taquito, and if you choose to make the dipping sauce. 

 

If you are using smaller, street taco-sized tortillas, use 2 heaping Tbs of mixture for each shell.

Nutrition

Calories: 322kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 22gFat: 17g

Keyword buffalo chicken, Easy, fall recipe, Hot Sauce

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