Chile And Cheese Flautas Recipes

FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil on the stove in a small saucepan on medium-high heat. Line a baking dish with paper towels and set it near the stovetop.
• While oil is heating, prepare guacamole by peeling the avocados, removing the pit, and mashing in a flat-bottomed container. Add lemon juice, ketchup, minced onion, chili powder, garlic powder, and hot sauce, if using. Mix together and chill.
• Dice tomatoes and chop lettuce. Put in separate bowls and refrigerate.
• Slice the cheese into 12 pieces. Place each piece inside a flout tortilla and fold sides in like an envelope. Fasten each cheese flauta with a wooden toothpick.
• Turn oven on to heat at 200 degrees.
• By now the oil should be hot. If the oil starts smoking, turn the heat down or remove the pan from the heat for a bit.
• Using the metal tongs, dip each cheese flauta in the hot oil, one at a time. Hold in the oil for about 30 seconds, until the tortilla is browned. The cheese should be melted on the inside. After frying, place each flauta in the baking dish.
• After flautas are all fried, place the baking dish in the oven to keep the cheese flautas warm. Place the guacamole, tomatoes, lettuce, salsa, and sour cream (if using) on the table to serve with the flautas.

CHILE AND CHEESE FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Mix chiles, cheese, chile sauce, corn and sugar in a medium bowl. Place about 2 tablespoons of filling down center of a tortilla and roll it up tightly. Secure with a toothpick and place seam side down on a plate. Roll up all of the flautas and fry 3 or 4 at a time in 350 degree hot oil until golden brown and crispy. Drain on paper towels and serve immediately.

BAKED CHICKEN AND CHEESE FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat a skillet over medium-low heat. Add chicken, chilies, salsa, chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder. Cook and stir until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 to 3 tortillas at a time in a microwave until soft and pliable, 20 to 25 seconds. Continue with remaining tortillas.
• Lay a tortilla on a work surface. Add some chicken mixture in a line, towards one end of the tortilla, and top with some cheese. Roll tightly, being careful not to tear the tortilla. Secure with two toothpicks. Repeat until all tortillas, chicken, and cheese are used. Transfer tortillas to a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 7 minutes. Flip and continue to bake until golden, about 7 minutes more.

BEEF, CHORIZO, AND CHILE FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place peppers, cut-sides down, onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Roast peppers in the preheated oven until the skins are brown and crispy, about 15 minutes. Place blackened peppers into a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Allow peppers to steam as they cool, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard skins. Dice flesh and set aside.
• Combine ground chuck and chorizo in a bowl, kneading together as evenly as possible.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pot over medium heat. Add meat and cook and stir until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Strain out 90% of the grease.
• Stir beer, salsa, chile powder, garlic powder, cumin, onion powder, salt, marjoram, black pepper, and cayenne into the meat. Stir in 1/2 of the diced chile peppers. Crank up the heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until most of the liquid has disappeared, about 2 hours; don't let all the liquid evaporate or you'll have dry meat.
• Brush one side of a tortilla with some of the remaining canola oil. On the dry side, about 1/2 inch from one side of the tortilla, spoon a line of beef and chorizo, sprinkle with Colby-Jack cheese, and top with some diced chile peppers. Roll the loaded side over multiple times until the tortilla is in a tight roll. Make sure it is tight by tucking the first rotation up under the meat. Set rolled tortilla seam-side down on the wire rack of an air fryer. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
• Preheat an air fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Fry in the preheated air fryer for 6 minutes. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND CHEESE FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, cheese and cumin in a small bowl.
• Place about 1/4 of the chicken mixture on each tortilla.
• Top with 1 tablespoon salsa.
• Roll tightly and secure with a toothpick; brush with oil.
• Cook filled tortillas over medium heat in a 10 inch skillet 4 to 6 minutes, turning occasionally until filling is hot and tortillas are toasted.
• Remove toothpicks and serve with guacamole and sour cream if desired.