Chicken Flautas

the menu:
Chicken Flautas w/ garnish (sour cream, salsa, lettuce, cheese)

**tasty with refried beans and Spanish Rice (recipe below)



the instructions:
Brush tortillas with oil and warm in microwave, or spray with cooking spray or whatever you choose to prepare them. Fill with chicken mixture and secure with a toothpick. Fry in oil or bake in oven at 400 degrees until crispy.

the recipes:

Chicken Flautas
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp. cooking oil
2 cups cooked shredded chicken
1 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup salsa
2 T cilantro

Cook onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in chicken, black beans, salsa and cilantro. Fill tortillas and secure with a toothpick.

America's Spanish Rice
3 T oil
1 cup rice
1 large tomato
1 clove garlic
2 T onion, chopped
2 1/2 cups water
2 cubes chicken bouillon
1/2 t salt

Heat oil in skillet. Add rice to skillet and stir constantly until brown. In blender mix tomato, onion, garlic and 1/2 cup water. When rice is browned, add tomato mixture. Allow a bit of moisture to evaporate (3 minutes or so), then add remaining 2 cups of water, bouillon and salt. Bring to a boil and then turn down heat and simmer 45 minutes.