Chicken Flautas with Deluxe Sauce

Ingredients

• 5 whole-wheat flour tortillas
• 200 g cooked and shredded chicken breast
• 1 tomato (Diced; approximately 120 g.)
• 50 g shredded mozzarella
• 100 g light cream cheese
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 egg yolk (Beaten, for brushing the flautas.)
• ground black pepper (To taste.)
• salt (To taste.)
• 100 g plain yogurt (For the deluxe sauce.)
• 1 tbsp fresh scallions (Chopped; for the deluxe sauce.)
• 1 tsp garlic powder (For the deluxe sauce.)
• ground black pepper (To taste, for the deluxe sauce.)
• salt (To taste, for the deluxe sauce.)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 210 °C with the grill function. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and have a few wooden toothpicks ready.

2. 2

   Place the cooked and shredded chicken, diced tomato, light cream cheese, shredded mozzarella, chopped parsley, and 1 tbsp of garlic powder in a bowl.

3. 3

   Season the chicken mixture with ground black pepper and salt to taste. Stir until the cream cheese is evenly distributed and coats the ingredients.

4. 4

   Place a portion of the filling at one end of each tortilla. Do not overfill it so it can be closed properly.

5. 5

   Roll each tortilla tightly, like an elongated burrito, and secure it with a toothpick to prevent it from opening during cooking.

6. 6

   Place the five flautas on the prepared baking sheet, spaced apart and seam-side down whenever possible.

7. 7

   Beat the egg yolk in a small bowl. Brush it over the entire exposed surface of the flautas to help them brown.

8. 8

   Reduce the oven temperature to 200 °C and bake the flautas for approximately 6 minutes, using the grill setting, until golden brown. Watch them closely because the grill can brown them quickly.

9. 9

   While the flautas are baking, place the plain yogurt, chopped fresh scallions, and 1 tsp of garlic powder in another bowl.

10. 10

    Season the sauce with ground black pepper and salt to taste. Mix until smooth.

11. 11

    Remove the toothpicks before serving, if preferred, and serve the flautas hot with the deluxe sauce.

Notes

They can also be prepared in an air fryer at 200 °C for 4 minutes. Remove the toothpicks before eating and verify that they are suitable for the cooking method used.

Nutrition per serving

• dinner
• lunch
• main course
• high-protein
• healthy
• baked
• air fryer
• quick