Easy Chicken Flautas

Name: Easy Chicken Flautas
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup minced onion; 1/4 cup chopped black olives; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon oil; 1/4 teaspoon ground paprika; 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups cooked shredded chicken; 8 flour tortillas; oil for frying, or as needed; toothpicks

13 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup minced onion
1/4 cup chopped black olives
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon oil
1/4 teaspoon ground paprika
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups cooked shredded chicken
8 flour tortillas
oil for frying, or as needed
toothpicks

Directions

1

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; stir flour into butter until smooth. Add onion to flour-butter mixture; cook and stir until onion is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix black olives, lemon juice, oil, paprika, black pepper, and salt into onion mixture; cook and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir chicken into mixture and remove skillet from heat and cover.
2

Heat oil in a large, heavy saucepan or deep-fryer.
3

Fill tortillas with chicken mixture. Roll tortilla around filling and secure with a toothpick.
4

Fry the rolled tortillas, working in batches, in the hot oil until browned, about 2 minutes. Transfer fried tortillas to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon or tongs.