Make the BEST Jalapeño Popper Chicken Taquitos in Your Crockpot!
Love jalapeño poppers with cream cheese as an appetizer?
Well, if those flavors are appealing to your taste buds, you’ve gotta try making this cream cheese chicken taquitos recipe in the Crockpot slow cooker to create crispy delicious spicy taquitos at home. This is sort of a two part process to throw all the ingredients in a slow cooker and then roll up and bake the taquitos, but I promise it’s so simple and well worth the effort!
The result is a crispy tortilla on the outside and the most AH-MAZING cheesy creamy spicy chicken filling on the inside! My family is seriously OBSESSED with this Crockpot recipe, and I think yours will be too!
I think this could be a wonderful freezer meal prep idea!
Here’s how’d I aconlineplish this: Consider onlinepiling these taquitos and freezing them on top of a sheet pan instead of baking right away. Once frozen, transfer them to a freezer-safe bag, and then heat them up a few at a time in the air fryer until browned and cooked! Genius.
Tips for making the BEST Crockpot jalapeño popper chicken taquitos:
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- You can use corn tortillas if desired instead, but make sure to warm them up in the microwave first so they’ll be easier to work with. I prefer using flour tortillas, so I guess these should technically be called chicken flautas. But whatever you call them, they are delicious! I think even making simple tacos with this filling would be yummy too!
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- Spraying your taquitos with non-stick cooking spray first is the key to making sure they get nice and crispy! I also used a baking sheet pan with a metal cooling rack on top to bake them which also helps them get crispy all around.
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- Feel free to change up the chicken filling ingredients as desired. For instance, I added 1/4 cup of sliced jalapeños for flavor, but you could omit or add in green chiles for a less spicy take.
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- I seasoned my chicken using Mexican-inspired ground spices, but you could add a taco seasoning packet instead as a shortcut idea.
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- I have made this in the past using onion & chive cream cheese instead of plain and that was delicious too!
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- If you cook the filling and think there’s too much liquid, shred the chicken well and keep cooking a tad longer with the lid open. The liquid will cook down a bit!
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- Consider serving alongside your favorite salsa, guacamole, sour cream, etc. I topped mine with chopped cilantro and this yummy guacamole salsa.
Jalapeño Popper Chicken Taquitos
yield: 6 SERVINGS
prep time: 20 MINUTES
cook time: 4 HOURS 20 MINUTES
total time: 4 HOURS 40 MINUTES
Shredded jalapeño popper-flavored chicken gets rolled in tortillas for delicious & slightly spicy chicken taquitos!
Ingredients
- 3-4 raw chicken breasts (2 lbs total)
- 1/2 an onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1/4 cup sliced jalepeños, from the jar
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 20 mini flour tortillas (6-inch taco size)
- 8 oz. bag of shredded Mexican blend cheese
- non-stick cooking oil spray
Directions
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To your Crockpot slow cooker, add chicken, onion, cilantro, cream cheese, jalapeños, spices, and chicken broth. Close the lid.
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Cook for about 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low until chicken is cooked and easy to shred. It helps to open the lid and stir the contents a couple of times during the cooking process. Shred chicken and stir well using kitchen tongs.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Add a couple of tablespoons of chicken and about a tablespoon of shredded cheese to a tortilla and roll into taquitos. Place on a baking sheet and repeat the process until all the remaining meat and cheese are used.
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Spray the taquitos with non-stick cooking spray. This will help them to crisp up. Bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes until the tortillas are slightly browned and crispy.
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Top with salsa, cilantro, or sour cream if desired. Enjoy!
Additional Notes
Recipe inspired by lecremedelacrumb.online
These chicken jalapeño popper taquitos are a must-try idea!
They have a little bit of a kick but are not super spicy. We love a few of these as an easy dinner, but you can make a tray as a yummy appetizer too! My kids love these so much and enjoy dipping their homemade taquitos in sour cream.
Warm-up any leftovers in the air fryer for a few minutes and they are fantastic to eat during the week for quick meals.
See what my teammate Jenna had to say after making this chicken taquitos recipe:
“Well, the whole family loved these and we are all officially big fans! I LOVE how easy it was to throw everything in the slow cooker. These also reheat really nicely in the oven the next day. I think fresh jalapeños could be awesome in this recipe but jarred sure makes it easier with less prep. I found it super easy to use a hand mixer to shred the chicken up. The whole process was super easy and the flavor was amazing! I will definitely be making these again since everyone ate them up!”
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