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Flautas de Pollo is one of my favorite dishes and it is also one full of nostalgia. Every time I make flautas I remember my mom and my aunts in the kitchen rolling and frying enough flautas to feed over 30 people, all immediate family. It was pure joy! I always enjoyed being in the kitchen with them, I learned a lot about life, cooking, and respect for our Mexican cuisine and traditions.
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What you need to make Chicken Flautas
*For the chicken
Chicken breast. Bone-in for more flavor
Onions
Garlic
Bay leaf
*For the Flautas
Corn Tortillas
Oil for frying. Canola or vegetable work great for this recipe.
Avocado
Milk
Fresh Cilantro
Lettuce
Real California Mexican crema and queso fresco. For authentic Hispanic-Style crema and queso fresco, look for the Real California Milk seal
Helpful tips and tricks
To make sure the flautas are not going to break or unroll while frying them, it is very important that the tortillas are hot, this will make them completely pliable and will roll smoothly and easily. I like to wrap four or five tortillas in a paper towel and microwave it for 30 seconds. This will do the trick. You can use tooth picks to secure your flautas to make sure they won’t unroll. Don’t forget to remove the tooth picks before serving.
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Flautas de Pollo/ Chicken Flautas
Ingredients
- –For the Chicken:
- 2 lb chicken breast (bone-in)
- ½ onions
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoons salt
- –For the flautas:
- 12 corn tortillas
- Oil for frying
- 1 large avocado
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup fresh cilantro
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 8 oz Mexican crema
- 5 oz Queso Fresco
- 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
- Shredded lettuce for serving
Instructions
- Place the chicken, onion, garlic, bay leaf and salt in a large pot. Add enough water to completely cover the chicken. Simmer for about 20-30 minutes until the chicken is done. Transfer to a bowl and let it cool enough to handle. Once the chicken has cooled use two forks to shred the meat. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees or use the warm setting. Line baking sheet with paper towels.
- Wrap four tortillas in a paper towel and microwave for about 20 seconds. Just enough to make them soft and pliable. It is better to warm up the tortillas in batches. Place about 1 tablespoon of shredded chicken on one end of the tortilla and roll it tight to make the flauta shape. Secure the tortilla with a toothpick. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas and chicken.
- Add enough oil to a heavy pot so that it comes up about 2 inches. Heat over medium-high heat until it reaches 375ºF.
- Drop the flautas gently into the hot oil (use tongs) work in batches of 4 or 6 depending on the size of your pot. Fry until golden-brown and crispy for about 4 minutes. Flip once or twice during the cooking process to make sure they fry evenly.
- Transfer the flautas to the prepared baking sheet and place them in the oven to keep warm while you finish the rest of the flautas.
- Once the flautas are done make the avocado sauce. Cut the avocado in half, remove the skin and pit, and add to a blender. Add the milk, cilantro, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth. The consistency should be very creamy.
- Crumble the queso fresco with your hands, or with the help of a fork and set aside.
- Serve the flautas family style on a big platter making a bed of lettuce and arranging the flautas on top. Drizzle with the avocado sauce, Mexican crema, crumble queso and diced tomatoes.
- Enjoy!
I noticed that I am unable to read other people’s comments. This helps because it’s where questions are asked and answered. My husband and I made these and as we rolled the corn shells they continuously ripped apart. Warming them in the microwave seemed to be a good idea but we still had a lot of trouble. I wondered if others had the same problem and this is where they would be able to comment to me and give me tips. I would suggest putting some sort of seasoning in the chicken before rolling them they were just plain chicken flautas and the only real flavor came from the toppings. I really need it a lot more flavor.
Hi, thank you for your comment. Sorry you had trouble with the flautas, the rolling part it is the trickiest. Did you try securing them with tooth picks? If they still opened after the tooth pick it is probably that they are not tight enough. As for the flavor, a lot of people like to add cheese or spices like cumin or chili powder to the filling and they are delicious too! This is the way we make them in Monterrey, so I wanted to stick to the traditional chicken flauta but you are right, most of the flavor comes from the toppings. I didn’t notice the comments being turned off! thank you for addressing that, I will get it fixed. Have a nice day!