Baked Mexican Three Cheese Flautas

Like Mexican food? You will love the flautas! I like to drop my Mexican three cheese flautas in a hot pan with a little oil to give them a nice color and then I bake them with salsa verde and some queso fresco on top. I love Mexican food! This recipe is so easy to make too! | ethnicspoon.com

Baked Mexican Three Cheese Flautas is the perfect dish to serve your family and friends for any occasion. Crunchy, creamy cheese flautas topped with tangy salsa verde, tomatoes and crumbled queso blanco.

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Course: Main dish

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: baked dish, cheese filled, easy ethnic food, salsa verde

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Servings: servings

Calories: 483kcal

Author: Analida Braeger

Ingredients

8 flour tortillas 6"
1 cup Smoked Gouda grated
1 cup queso blanco crumbled
1 cup Cotija cheese crumbles
1 dash nutmeg
¼ tsp cracked pepper
2 Tbsp cilantro chopped
1 egg beaten
4 Tbsp vegetable oil for frying

Toppings

⅔ cup salsa verde
2 Tbsp queso blanco crumbled
1 Roma tomato seeded, cored, diced
¼ cup green onion sliced

Instructions

To prepare filling

In a bowl mix Gouda, queso blanco and Cotija. Add pepper and nutmeg and mix well. Stir in the cilantro.
Add beaten egg to the cheese mixture and mix well.

To make the flautas

Preheat oven to 350'F.
Evenly divide the cheese and egg mixture onto the end of each tortilla shell. Roll up tightly to form a cigar shape, and secure with a toothpick.
Heat oil, and pan fry flautas until brown on all sides.
Place flautas on the bottom of a 9"x12" baking pan. Pour the Pace® Salsa Verde over the top of the flautas.
Sprinkle queso blanco over the top.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and pour ½ cup Pace® Salsa Verde on top. Sprinkle with tomatoes, green onions and drizzle with sour cream.

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