Baked Creamy Pork Taquitos with Lime-Cilantro Dressing
Baked Creamy Pork Taquitos with Lime-Cilantro Dressing requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains around 12g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 350 calories. This recipe serves 12 and costs 91 cents per serving. A couple people made this recipe, and 55 would say it hit the spot. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine. If you have hot sauce, green salsa, lime, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Faithful Provisions. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 40%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Creamy Lime-Cilantro Dressing, Creamy Cilantro-Lime Dressing, and Creamy Lime-cilantro Ranch Dressing.
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
1 t chili powder
½ cup roughly chopped cilantro
3 T chopped cilantro
1/3 C (3 oz) cream cheese
½ t cumin
flour tortillas
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
¼ t granulated garlic
2 T sliced green onions
¼ C green salsa
¼ cup green salsa
hot sauce
kosher salt
1 lime
1T fresh lime juice
1 cup mayo
½ cup milk
½ t onion powder
1 C grated pepperjack cheese
1 pack (1oz) Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix (ignore directions on the packet)
2 C shredded cooked pork (or chicken)
Equipment:
baking sheet
aluminum foil
oven
microwave
frying pan
blender
Cooking instruction summary:
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.Heat cream cheese in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds so its soft and easy to stir.Add green salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion powder and granulated garlic.Stir to combine and then add cilantro and green onions.Add pork ( or chicken) and cheese and combine well. (TIP: You can prepare up to this step ahead of time. Just keep the mixture in the fridge.)Place 2-3 T of chicken mixture on the lower third of a tortilla, keeping it about inch from the edges.Roll it up as tightly as you can.Place seam side down on the baking sheet.Lay all of the taquitos on the baking sheet and make sure they are not touching each other.Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray or an oil mister and sprinkle some kosher salt on top.Place pan in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and the ends start to get golden brown.Place milk, mayo, and ranch mix in a blender.Juice the lime in there too, you should get about 2T juice.Toss in the garlic, cilantro and green salsa.Blend.Sample it and add hot sauce to taste.Make it several hours ahead of time to allow it to thicken.
Step by step:
1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.
2. Heat cream cheese in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds so its soft and easy to stir.
3. Add green salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion powder and granulated garlic.Stir to combine and then add cilantro and green onions.
4. Add pork ( or chicken) and cheese and combine well. (TIP: You can prepare up to this step ahead of time. Just keep the mixture in the fridge.)
5. Place 2-3 T of chicken mixture on the lower third of a tortilla, keeping it about inch from the edges.
6. Roll it up as tightly as you can.
7. Place seam side down on the baking sheet.Lay all of the taquitos on the baking sheet and make sure they are not touching each other.Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray or an oil mister and sprinkle some kosher salt on top.
8. Place pan in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and the ends start to get golden brown.
9. Place milk, mayo, and ranch mix in a blender.Juice the lime in there too, you should get about 2T juice.Toss in the garlic, cilantro and green salsa.Blend.Sample it and add hot sauce to taste.Make it several hours ahead of time to allow it to thicken.
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