Vegetarian Jalapeno Cream Cheese Taquitos Food

JALAPENO CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Blend together softened cream cheese, mayonnaise and garlic powder until smooth and no longer lumpy. Add chopped jalapeno to cream cheese mixture and stir until just blended.
• The longer the mixture sits, the hotter it becomes.

VEGETARIAN TAQUITOS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Heat dressing in medium nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add vegetables; cook and stir 3 min. or until crisp-tender. Remove from heat.
• Add beans, cheese and salsa; mix well. Spread onto tortillas; roll up tightly. Place, seam sides down, on rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray; spray taquitos with additional cooking spray.
• Bake 17 to 18 min. or until crisp and golden brown.

VEGETARIAN JALAPENO CREAM CHEESE TAQUITOS

Steps:

• bring broth to a boil and blanch peppers in it for 2 min, reserve the broth.
• finely chop peppers and mix with cheeses, add other spices if desired, shredded vegetarian "chicken" strips, lime juice, whatever you like.
• carefully dip one tortilla at a time into hot broth for 2 seconds with tongs.
• place about 1/4-1/3 cup filling on softened tortilla in a line about 1/3 up the way from the bottom, cigar roll and place on a greased cookie sheet with seam side down.
• repeat with rest of tortillas and filling.
• bake at 425f for 13 min or until crispy.

VEGETARIAN (LACTO-OVO) SWEET POTATO TAQUITOS

Steps:

• Combine refried beans, mashed sweet potatoes, shredded cheese, minced onion, minced chiles and spices and mix well.
• Heat tortillas one at a time very briefly (just a few seconds or so) in frying pan with no oil to soften and then move to a basket or tortilla keeper lined with a damp towel to keep soft until you are ready to use.
• Place a large Tablespoon or so (when rolled up, each one is about 1 inch wide) of mixture in center of each small tortilla (Filling should not come too close to the ends, or it will fall out).
• Roll up tortilla around bean/sweet potato mixture and secure with a wooden toothpick.
• Fry in canola oil one or two at a time for 3 to 5 minutes each until golden brown and crisp.
• Drain on paper toweling for a few moments before serving.
• Serve with your favorite salsa and sour cream or guacamole.
• These can be frozen and reheated on a baking sheet in 350 degree fahrenheit oven for 10-15 minutes.

VEGETARIAN TAQUITOS

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, squash, carrot, and vegetarian patty. Cook and stir until vegetables are soft and tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Add taco seasoning and stir to combine. Set aside and let cool.
• Heat 1 inch of oil in another frying pan over medium heat. Dip a corn tortilla into the hot oil with tongs. Wait for 3 seconds, flip, and cook another 3 seconds; remove to paper towels to drain and cool. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
• Stir Cheddar cheese into the cooled filling mixture. Place 1 1/2 tablespoons of filling down the center of one tortilla and roll up; repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
• Place as many taquitos into the hot oil that will fit, seam side-down, using tongs. Cook until the bottoms are golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and continue to cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to paper towels to drain. Repeat to cook remaining taquitos.

VEGETARIAN TAQUITOS

Steps:

• To prepare filling, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and garlic; saute 3 minutes or until onion is tender.
• Add veggie ground round and next 4 ingredients; cook 5 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Bring broth to a boil in a large saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer.
• Working with 1 tortilla at a time, use tongs to carefully dip tortilla into broth for 2 seconds; place softened tortilla on a paper towel.
• Spoon about 1 tablespoon of filling across lower third of tortilla; top with 2 teaspoons cheese. Roll into a cigar-shaped bundle; place rolled tortilla on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Repeat procedure with remaining tortillas, filling, and cheese.
• Bake for 13 minutes or until rolls are crisp.

BEAN & CHEESE TAQUITOS W/ GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Make guacamole first by combining all ingredients except sour cream.
• Mash and stir until only small lumps of avocado remain.
• Garnish with sour cream piled in the center and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Combine beans, Tabasco, cumin, corriander, salt and cheese stirring well.
• Microwave tortillas between 2 paper towels, 3 at a time on high for 30 seconds.
• Work with one tortilla at a time, keeping the others covered in paper towels so they stay warm and moist.
• Place 1 tablespoon of filling at the center edge of tortilla closest to you and roll tightly away from you like skinny cigar.
• Keep filling away from the edges, as it may leak out when frying and cause the oil to spatter.
• Put seam side down on a paper towel or wax paper and repeat the process until you've made all 24 taquitos.
• Using medium-thick cotton string, toothpicks, or bamboo skewers secure the center seam of each taquito (if you omit this part, they will pop open during frying and make a big mess).
• Heat oil in medium frying pan on medium-high (about 325F) and cook taquitos 4 at a time turning frequently until golden brown on all sides.
• Drain on cooling rack on top of paper towels (this ensures the oil drains away and the taquitos stay crispy).
• Serve hot with guacamole.

VEGAN JALAPENO CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Soak cashews in a bowl of water, 8 hours to overnight.
• Drain cashews and discard water. Combine cashews, jalapenos, lime juice, garlic, nutritional yeast, and salt in the bowl of a food processor; blend until smooth and creamy, 10 to 15 minutes.