Easy Chicken Flautas

IngredientsOn
 1/4 cup butter
 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
 1/4 cup minced onion
 1/4 cup chopped black olives
 2 tablespoons lemon juice
 1 tablespoon oil
 1/4 teaspoon ground paprika

 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

 1/8 teaspoon salt
 1 1/2 cups cooked shredded chicken
 8 flour tortillas
 oil for frying, or as needed
 toothpicks
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Directions
1. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; stir flour into butter until smooth. Add onion to
flour-butter mixture; cook and stir until onion is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix black
olives, lemon juice, oil, paprika, black pepper, and salt into onion mixture; cook and stir
until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir chicken into mixture and remove skillet from
heat and cover.
2. Heat oil in a large, heavy saucepan or deep-fryer.
3. Fill tortillas with chicken mixture. Roll tortilla around filling and secure with a toothpick.
4. Fry the rolled tortillas, working in batches, in the hot oil until browned, about 2 minutes.
Transfer fried tortillas to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon or tongs.

Footnotes

 Editor's Note:
  We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of
10% after cooking. The exact amount will vary depending on cooking time and
temperature, ingredient density, and the specific type of oil used.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 345 calories; 18.9 g fat; 31.4 g carbohydrates; 12 g protein; 35 mg

cholesterol; 367 mg sodium.