El Monterey Chicken & Cheese Taquitos

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Get ready for a frickin' fiesta in your freezer! El Monterey Chicken & Cheese Taquitos are a dippable and delicious Mexican snack for family dinners, game days, movie nights, holiday parties, and more. These crowd-pleasing and host-friendly frozen taquitos heat up fast in the microwave or traditional oven but a few minutes in the air fryer really levels up the crispiness. Plus, with our new recipe, they're now packed with more cheese! Did we mention that kids love them? El Monterey Chicken & Cheese Taquitos make a convenient after-school snack – especially served with a side of salsa, guacamole, sour cream, or ranch. Of course, the party is just getting started when the crispy taquitos hit the table. El Monterey burritos and chimichangas, breakfast burritos, enchilada meals, and other frozen appetizers turn any social gathering into a frickin' fiesta.

• FROZEN MEXICAN FIESTA: 20 crispy frozen taquitos with chicken and cheese

• HOST-FRIENDLY APPETIZER: Delicious out of the microwave, air fryer, or traditional oven

• WE BRING THE PARTY: A fun after-school snack or festive party appetizer

• QUICK MICROWAVE SNACK; Ready to eat in just 2 minutes, 15 seconds

• FILLING AND FUN; 7g of protein per serving

• BOLD RICH FLAVOR; Made with real chicken, Monterey Jack cheese, and authentic Mexican spices

• MMMM, CRISPY; Lovingly wrapped in crispy fresh-baked flour tortillas

• OH, SO DIPPABLE. Serve with salsa, guacamole, sour cream, or ranch

Ingredients

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, COOKED CHICKEN (CHICKEN, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, CANOLA AND/OR CORN OIL), TOMATO (WITH TOMATO JUICE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SALT, ENZYMES), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS BEANS, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE AND/OR TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DEHYDRATED ONION, SALT, JALAPENO PUREE (JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, ACETIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), TOMATO PASTE (TOMATOES), CHILI PEPPER, FLAVOR, SPICES, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (YEAST, WHEAT GLUTEN, SUGAR, GUAR GUM, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH)

Directions

Cooking Instructions - Bake for crispier texture. Oven: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spread desired amount of taquitos evenly 1 inch apart on baking sheet. Frozen: 12 minutes let taquitos stand for 1 minute before eating. Air Fryer (380 degrees F): Place 6 taquitos in air fryer basket. Frozen: 6 minutes. Let taquitos stand for 1 minute before eating. Microwave (1,100 watt microwave): Setting: High place 3 taquitos on a microwave safe plate. Frozen: 1 minutes 15 seconds. Let taquitos stand for 1 minute before eating. For food safety and quality, internal product temperature must reach 165 degrees F. Since ovens and microwaves vary, cooking times may require adjusting. Caution: Product may be hot.

Cook & serve.

Keep frozen.