Black Bean and Corn Flautas

I have made a push recently when planning our dinners to try some new recipes. Most of them have been a bust, but luckily we happened onto this one and felt that it was a keeper.

We are pretty big fans of Mexican food, so this one looked like a good one to try because it also looked like it wasn't too time consuming. The only issues I've had so far has been with the bake time and temp. The recipe instructs 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Both times that I have made these flautas, they have been very crispy and browned, even though I've tried a few different positions with the oven racks. I will have to keep playing with it until I get it right, and if I get it i'll update this entry to let you know.

The original recipe was a little confusing in parts to follow.She started instructing you to do something with peppers that she never said you needed, and the microwaving instructions become a little strange, so I have re-written it. However, if you want to access the original, it is here.

Ingredients:

·         -9 Corn tortillas

·         -1 cup Black beans

·         -1 cup Mexicorn (corn w/ red and green peppers)

·         -½ tsp Chili powder

·        - ½ tsp Garlic powder

·        - ½ tsp Cumin

·        - ¼ tsp Red pepper flakes

·        - 4-6 oz Shredded cheese

·         -2 heaping Tbsp Taco sauce

·         -Chicken-cooked or mostly cooked (optional)

·         -Olive Oil

 -Dips/toppings of choice (sour cream, salsa, Sriracha, etc)

Instructions:

·         -Heat oven to 425

·         -Line a baking tray with aluminum foil and lay a cooling rack on top. If you don't have a cooling rack, you can use a broiler pan

·         -In medium bowl, combine black beans, corn, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, red pepper flakes, taco sauce, and chicken

·         -Pour a little bit of olive oil into a small bowl and shredded cheese into another bowl (will use later but want ready)

·         -Do this next step in small groups and fully prepare flautas from each group before starting next batch so they don't get cold. Wrap a few tortillas (about 4) in a damp paper towel followed by a dry paper towel and microwave on plate for 30 seconds

·         -Using a plate as prep space, rub a little olive oil on one side of a tortilla and fill with black bean mixture. Add shredded cheese. Roll up and secure with toothpick. Place on cooling rack on top of baking tray

·         -Repeat with all tortillas heated in this batch, then heat and fill next batch. Continue until all flautas are filled and ready to bake

-Bake on middle rack (not too close to top of oven) for 15 minutes. At the end of baking, set to broil for just under a minute to make tortillas crisp and golden