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Cruncheros
Southwest Chicken Taquitos

Savory Southwestern-style chicken and veggies, cheeses and Mexican spices in an oven-baked flour tortilla. Lightly fried in a seasoned, crispy batter.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 4 (159g)
Servings Per Container 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories 400 Calories from Fat 150
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 17g
  Saturated Fat 6g 28%
Cholesterol 25mg 7%
Sodium 880mg 37%
Total Carbohydrate 52g 17%
  Dietary Fiber 2g 7%
  Sugars 2g  
Protein 14g  
Vitamin A 44%
Vitamin C 20%
Calcium 15%
Iron 15%
* Percent Daily Values based on a 2,000 Calorie Diet.

Ingredients:

WATER, WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER, CANOLA AND/OR CORN OIL), PASTEURIZED PROCESSED JACK AND AMERICAN CHEESE WITH PEPPERS ((MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, PEPPERS (RED BELL PEPPERS, JALAPENO PEPPERS), MILKFAT (CREAM), SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID (USED AS A PRESERVATIVE)), MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BATTER MIX (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, BUTTERMILK POWDER (SWEET CREAM, WHEY CREAM), JALAPENO PEPPER, CHEDDAR, ROMANO, AND PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), WHEY, ONION POWDER, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, TOMATO POWDER, CULTURED NONFAT MILK, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, GARLIC POWDER, DEXTROSE, YELLOW LAKE 5 AND 6, XANTHAN GUM, ACIDS (CITRIC AND LACTIC), MALTODEXTRIN, SPICE, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, SODIUM CITRATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND GUANYLATE, NATURAL FLAVOR), WHITE MEAT CHICKEN (WITH WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILKFAT, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR), SPINACH, BELL PEPPER, CORN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS BLACK BEANS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, JALAPENO PEPPER (WITH SALT, ACETIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), TORTILLA FLOUR BLEND (SALT, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), DOUGH CONDITIONER (SODIUM METABISULFITE, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE)), SALT, CILANTRO, SPICES, SEASONING SALT (SALT, PAPRIKA, DEHYDRATED ONION, CHILI PEPPER, CORN STARCH, SPICE, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, ANNATTO, LESS THAN 2% CALCIUM SILICATE (TO PREVENT CAKING)), GARLIC (WITH CITRIC ACID), GROUND CHILI PEPPER, CAYENNE PEPPER. ALLERGENS: WHEAT, SOY, MILK.

Heating Instructions:

METHOD TEMP FROZEN THAWED COMMENTS
QUICK PREP/COMBO HIGH/450º F 30 SEC IN MICRO 5-6 MIN IN OVEN PLACE FROZEN TAQUITOS ON A MICROWAVEABLE PLATE, MICROWAVE, TRANSFER TO PAN OR COOKIE TRAY LIGHTLY COATED WITH COOKING SPRAY.
CRISP COATING 450º F 13-15 MIN 9-11 MIN PREHEAT CONVENTIONAL OVEN TO 450º F. REMOVE FROM WRAPPER. PLACE ON BAKING SHEET. TURN OVER HALFWAY THROUGH HEATING TIME.
FLAVORFUL TAQ MED-HIGH   3-4 MIN THAW TAQUITOS BEFORE PAN FRYING. FRY TAQUITOS IN A PAN WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF BUTTER OR VEGETABLE OIL UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN.