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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Wrap tortillas tightly in foil. Heat in oven about 10 minutes or until heated through. | 2. 2. Meanwhile, for filling, in a large saucepan, cook onion and garlic in the 1 teaspoon hot oil until tender. Stir in chicken, black beans, 1/2 cup bottled salsa, the cheese, and 2 tablespoons cilantro. | 3. 3. For each flauta, spoon about 1/2 cup filling across each warm tortilla about 1-1/2 inches from one edge. Roll up tortillas as tightly as possible. Secure with wooden toothpicks. | 4. 4. In a very large, deep skillet, heat 1-1/2 inches of cooking oil to 365 degrees F. Fry flautas, two at a time, for 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp and golden brown, turning once. Drain on paper towels. Keep fried flautas warm in a 300 degrees F oven while frying remaining flautas. | 5. 5. To serve, remove toothpicks. Halve flautas crosswise. If desired, serve with guacamole, salsa, sour cream, and cilantro. | 6. 6. Baked Flautas: Prepare filling and shape flautas as directed. Place flautas on a large baking sheet and brush with 1 tablespoon cooking oil. Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and heated through. Serve as directed. | 7. 7. Make-Ahead Directions: Prepare filling and shape flautas as directed. Cover; chill for up to 24 hours. Fry or bake as directed. Makes 6 flautas. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
flour tortilla	10	inches		-	-	-	-
onion	1/2	cup	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
cooking oil	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
chicken	2	cups	shredded cooked	-	-	-	-
black bean	1	cup	canned rinsed drained	661.54	120.9784	41.903999999999996	2.7548
salsa	1/2	cup	bottled	37.7	8.632	1.976	0.221
mexican cheese	1/2	cup	shredded blend	246.18	3.0558	14.1504	19.7868
cilantro	2	tablespoons	snipped	0.46	0.0734	0.0426	0.0104
cooking oil				-	-	-	-
lettuce	3	cups	shredded	16.2	3.0996	1.4688	0.162
			purchased	-	-	-	-
salsa			bottled	37.7	8.632	1.976	0.221
cream			sour	-	-	-	-
cilantro leaf				0.46	0.0734	0.0426	0.0104

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.