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baked cheesy bean taquitos

Baked Cheesy Bean Taquitos

Tender pinto beans cooked with chili powder, ground cumin, and green chiles mixed with cheese and wrapped in a crunchy tortilla, all topped with a Tomato Salsa and Avocado Crema.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 6
Calories 420 kcal

Equipment

  • blender

Ingredients
  

For the Baked Cheesy Bean Taquitos:

  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 cup minced onions
  • 2 tbsp. minced garlic
  • ¼ tsp. kosher salt
  • 2 tsp. each ground cumin and chili powder
  • 1 tbsp. minced chipotles in adobo sauce
  • 3 cups cooked pinto beans
  • 4 ounces drained chopped canned green chilies
  • ¼ cup chicken stock
  • 4 ounces softened cream cheese
  • 1½ cups extra sharp cheddar cheese, grated
  • 12 flour tortillas, fajita sized
  • ½ cup queso fresco cheese, crumbled

For the Tomato Salsa:

  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1 cup diced plum tomatoes
  • 1 minced jalapeno
  • ¼ cup red onion, diced
  • 2 tbsp. lime juice
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ¼ tsp. kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp. black pepper
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil

For the Avocado Crema:

  • 1 chopped avocado
  • 2 tbsp. cilantro
  • ⅛ tsp. kosher salt and black pepper
  • ¼ tsp. garlic powder
  • 3 tbsp. lime juice
  • 1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp. honey
  • 2 tbsp. water

Instructions
 

For Baked Cheesy Bean Taquitos:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  • In a large skillet, heat the oil on low heat. Cook the onion and garlic until softened. Remove the pan from the heat and add the beans and the rest of the ingredients.
  • Soften 4 tortillas at a time in the microwave, by placing them on a plate and covering them with a damp towel. Cook for thirty seconds. On one end of each tortilla put some of the bean and some of the cheese mixture. Roll each one up tightly and place them on a greased baking sheet.
  • Brush all the rolled taquitos with olive oil and bake 10 minutes. Serve with the salsa and crema. Sprinkle it all with the queso fresco cheese.

For the Tomato Salsa:

  • Simply mix together all the ingredients.

For the Avocado Crema:

  • Place all the ingredients in your blender and blend. You may need a little extra water to create a fluffy texture.

Nutrition

Calories: 420kcal
Keyword meatless
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