-Vegan Not Chicken Taquitos-
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
- 1 9 oz bag of vegan "chicken" tenders (Like Gardein)
- 6 oz vegan cream cheese
- ¼ cup green onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 4 oz can green chilis
- 1 teaspoon chili powder,ground
- ½ teaspoon cumin, ground
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon oregano, dried
- 20-30 corn tortillas
- oil for spraying the tops
Start by cooking your chicken-less tenders either in the oven or microwave, per the package instructions. You don't want these to be crispy cooked, just cooked through.
2. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray or line it with a silpat and set aside.
3. Mix the rest of the ingredients, minus the tortillas while waiting for the chicken-less tenders to cook. Set aside.4. When the tenders are done and cooled, cut them into shreds and mix with the cream cheese mixture. Set aside.
5. Take your corn tortillas, about 3 at a time, place them on a plate and cover them with a damp paper towel. Cook for 20-30 seconds in your microwave. Carefully remove. Once cool enough to fill. Start filling with 2 to 4 tablespoons of the chicken-less filling. Roll up and put seam side down on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat this until the filling is gone. How many you get will depend on how full you like them.
6. Once they are all seam side down on the cooking sheet you can take some cooking spray, I use Avocado oil and give the taquitos a good spray down, or you can dip a pastry brush into oil and brush it on the taquitos.
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes, flipping at the mid-way point.