How to make chicken flautas

I remember dinner being an important event growing up. Every night my siblings and I would have to sit at the table and enjoy a family meal together with our parents. My parents would cook together and make some of the most popular Mexican dishes we all know and love so much. My favorite dish until this day is chicken flautas which translates to chicken flutes due to the long thin shape of the rolled tortilla. It is accompanied by a side of beans, rice and salad. Adding condiments like homemade salsa, sour cream, and cheese makes the dish tastier. I don’t find myself in the kitchen often so luckily for me this dish is easy to make but delicious still. The hardest part is waiting for the chicken to cook. There are many ways to make these, but this is our recipe. Here is what you’ll need and how to make them.   

Ingredients: 

• 1 chicken breast 

• ½ tablespoon of salt 

• ½ an onion 

• 2 garlic cloves 

• 1 cup of vegetable oil 

• 10 tortillas 

Directions: 

1. Add your onion, garlic, and salt to a pot of boiling water. 

2. Add the chicken to the boiling water and let it cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour. 

3. Once it is cooked, remove the chicken from the water and let it cool. Once cool, shred the chicken and set aside. 

4. Grab tortillas and place them on a plate covered with a towel. Warm the tortillas in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds so they can roll without breaking. 

5. Stuff the tortilla with shredded chicken and roll them. Add a toothpick to close the taco so that it won't open while frying. 

6. Add the taco to a pan with hot oil and fry until golden brown.  

   
   

   
   
   
   

Halloween Tricks & Treats!

Halloween is only a little over 2 weeks away and it can always be tough to find fun yet easy and cheap snacks to make for a party! It can get pricey when you are expected to make snacks for lots of people that may like different foods or could be trying to eat healthy, etc. 

Here are a few of my favorite recipes that I have tried in the past! The ingredients are expensive so you can even do a test run at home before the big day! 

Graveyard Brownies

What you will need

Picture and Recipe courtesy of www.picky-palate.com

1  Brownie Mix, 8×8 size
6 Milano Cookies
5 Oreo Cookies
6 Pumpkin candy corns and 6 normal candy corns
1 Frosting to write with (In black or brown)

• First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.  

• Follow the directions for your brownies in an 8×8 inch pan lined with foil 

        *Be sure to spray with cooking spray*

• Let cool completely then cut into 6 rectangles.
• With frosting pen write "RIP"  onto the Milano Cookies then press the cookie into the back of each brownie.  
• Top with a candy corn pumpkin and candy corn.  Sprinkle with crushed Oreos for the “dirt" effect 

A Veggie tray is another great snack that is healthier and involves no baking at all!
Pumpkin Veggie Tray

What You Will Need

A large serving tray or cutting board
1 large bag of baby carrots

Picture & Recipe courtesy of www.tasteofhome.com

1 cucumber
1 head of broccoli
1 carton of your favorite veggie dip
2 small bowls

• First you will want to make a pumpkin shaped outline out of carrots on your cutting board. Once you get a shape you like, fill the circle with your carrots
• Remove enough carrots so you will have room to fit your cut up cucumber slices for the mouth
• Place halved cucumber slices into your open slot
• Fill your small bowls with veggie dip and fit them into the pumpkin as eyes and nose
• Cut the head off of your broccoli stem and place that at the top of your pumpkin 

Another healthy snack that is super easy to make!

Recipe and Photo courtesy of familyfun.go.com

Apple Bites
What you will need




An Apple
Sliced almonds

• Cut your apples into quarters and cut out the core
• Cut out a wedge out of the skin side of the apple
• Stick sliced almonds in place as teeth 
• TIP: If you are making these ahead of time, baste apples with lemon juice so they will not brown

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!