Total sodium per serving: 98.5mg |
Servings: 12 |
Ingredients:
- 8 oz grilled or baked chicken, shredded
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 3 T. Trader Joe’s Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa- no salt added
- 2 T. Trader Joe’s Chili Pepper Sauce – no sodium
- 1/4 t. garlic powder
- 1 t. no salt chili powder
- 1/2 t. onion powder
- 3/4 t. cumin
- juice of 1/2 lime
- 5 stems of fresh cilantro, chop leaves to use
- 1 scallion, green and white parts
- 1 c. shredded cheese- your choice of Pepper Jack, Jack, Cheddar or your favorite
- 12 corn tortillas (5mg sodium each) heated in microwave by wrapping them in a damp paper towel. Heat for about 30 seconds. They need to be pliable to roll when filled.
Directions:
Heat cream cheese and salsa to spreadable consistency.
Mix in garlic and onion powder, cumin, lime juice, cilantro scallion and cheese.
Now, mix in the chicken.
Place 3 tablespoons of the chicken mixture in the center of one corn tortilla, roll gently but tightly and place seam side down on a rack in baking dish or cookie sheet.
Do not allow them to touch. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas. This will allow the tortillas to get very crispy.. .
Bake at 425 degrees for 15 -20 minutes.
Serve hot with guacamole, sour cream. low sodium salsa and chips or just use as a snack.
Makes 12 taquitos.
Total sodium in each taquito is 98.5mg sodium
Original recipe