Vegetarian Taquitos Recipe with step by step pictures. Easy to make mexican snack made with tortilla stuffed with vegetables which taste amazing when fried crispy.
Vegetarian taquitos
Vegetarian Taquitos Recipe with step by step pictures. Easy to make mexican snack made with tortilla stuffed with vegetables which taste amazing when fried crispy.
About Vegetarian Taquitos
Crispy Vegetarian taquitos are any filling that is stuffed inside tortilla and rolled tight and fried till crispy. This is a popular mexican snack which is known all over the world for its taste.
Taquitos are usually made with meat filling or bean filling. Shredded chicken can be used in this as well.
You can fry the taquitos which are more traditional way of making them. I have included Vegetarian Baked Taquitos, are kid-friendly and much healthier than deep-fried. By baking the taquitos, the tortillas still turn out incredibly toasty and crunchy and the filling still gets melty and gooey. The one thing that will be missing in the baked taquitos are the oily grease.
You can freeze the taquitos once you make them. So you can make taquitos whenever you need.
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Expert Tips
- I used leftover chapati, you can use readymade tortilla like corn tortilla, flour tortilla or whole wheat tortilla.
- You can add any finely shredded vegetables like cabbage, carrots in the filling.
- Refried beans is used instead of cream cheese for more mexican touch.
- Tomatoes are skipped and a spoonful of salsa is added in the filling.
- Fry the taquitos on low to medium heat till crispy on all sides.
For Baking or Air frying
Preheat oven to 400 F. You can in fact use toaster oven to bake taquitos, Air fryer can also be used in this process. Place the taquitos seam-side down on a foil-lined cookie sheet, spray the tops lightly with cooking oil and bake for 25 minutes.
Serving Suggestions
- Taquitos taste best served hot with salsa, sour cream and guacamole.
Step by Step Pictures
1)Take cream cheese in a bowl.
2)Add in finely chopped onions, tomatoes, capsicum and coriander leaves. Add in oregano, red chilli flakes and garlic powder. Season with salt and pepper. Add in grated mozzarella cheese.
3)Mix well and set aside.
4)You can use chapati or tortilla for this. Spoon in filling.
5)Roll it tight.
6)Secure with tooth picks.
7)Shallow fry till golden on both sides.
8)Remove to a paper towel. You can remove the tooth picks carefully. Serve hot.
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Mexican Taquitos Recipe (Veg Taquitos)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 no Whole Wheat Tortilla
- Oil for shallow frying
- Mayonnaise for serving
- Mexica Salsa for serving
For Stuffing
- ¼ cup Cream Cheese
- ¼ cup Capsicum finely chopped
- ¼ cup Onion peeled & finely chopped
- ¼ cup Tomato finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon Red Chilli Flakes
- ½ teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper powder
- 1½ cup Mozzarella Cheese grated
- 3 tablespoon Coriander leaves or cilantro
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients give for stuffing bowl, mix well and set aside.
- Spread the filling in the tortilla and roll it right.
- Secure it with tooth pick and shallow fry in hot oil till crisp. Keep rotating and fry. Once cooked, strain onto some paper towel. Gently remove toothpick.
- Serve with salsa, mayo.
Notes
- I used leftover chapati, you can use readymade tortilla like corn tortilla, flour tortilla or whole wheat tortilla.
- You can add any finely shredded vegetables like cabbage, carrots in the filling.
- Refried beans can be used instead of cream cheese for more mexican touch.
- Tomatoes can be skipped and a spoonful of salsa can be added in the filling.
- Fry the taquitos on low to medium heat till crispy on all sides.
Serving Suggestions
- Taquitos are best served with salsa, sour cream and guacamole.
Nutrition
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Kathleen Domun
They look delicious and beautiful. I will try making them now. I think it will be a great blend and combination to create a crispy and fragrant.