Flautas

 I make this sometimes with leftovers from a rotisserie chicken.   

FLAUTAS

(makes 18)

Ingredients:

*4 chicken breasts 

*1 yellow onion, quartered 

*2 teaspoons corse sea salt or kosher salt

*18 soft white corn tortillas or flour tortillas

*1/8 cup vegetable oil

*2 cups queso fresco cheese (i've used feta cheese if I don't have any queso cheese on hand)

*shredded lettuce (buy a couple bags or shred one head of lettuce)

*1 small red onion, diced

*1 medium tomato, chopped

*Mexican Sour Cream (optional)

*cilantro (optional) 

*salsa (optional)

*juice from lime (optional)

Directions:

~Sprinkle chicken with salt.

~Cook chicken and yellow onion with 1 cup water in a slow cooker,  or instant pot  until done,

~Remove chicken and shred.

~Place desired amount of shredded lettuce on plate.

~Sprinkle chopped red onion and tomato over lettuce.

~Heat oil up in large heavy skillet over medium heat.

~Place some chicken, queso fresco cheese, and fresh cilantro down center of tortilla.

~Roll  up tortilla and a toothpick in the center to keep the tortilla rolled.

~Place rolled up tortilla seam side down into hot oil (I do about 4--6 at a time).

~Fry until golden brown.

~Remove toothpick and flip tortilla.  Continue cooking and turning util all sides are a golden brown.

~Place flautas over lettuce.

~Drizzle Mexican sour cream and salsa over flauta.

~Drizzle a small amount of lime juice over sour cream.

~Serve hot.