These crispy on the outside, filled with flavour and gooey on the inside antijitos can either be a meal themselves, or a nice side to a Mexican meal. But what they're BEST for is an appetizer. These antojitos can be preassembled then frozen until you're ready to cook them.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 8servings
Calories 374kcal
Author Karen
Ingredients
8largeFlour tortillaswhite crisps up the best but whole wheat if you lean that way
1packageCream cheeseeither spreadable, or regular left out to soften a bit
16Pickled jalapeno peppersdiced very fine
2jalapeno peppersdiced very fine
1red pepperdiced very fine
1red oniondiced very, very small
1bunchgreen onionssliced very thin
1.5cupsShredded cheddar cheese
1bunchParsleychopped fine
Hot sauceMelinda’s is the actual brand used in the chain, if you can’t find it use Tabasco, or Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
Instructions
Spread tortilla with a layer of cream cheese. Not too little, not too much.
Dot with hot sauce. Use a lot of you like things hot, use little if you don't. Using a small icing spatula or knife, spread the hot sauce out over the whole tortilla so it’s even.
Systematically top with remaining ingredients. Because you have so many ingredients, you don’t need to load them on. Just a nice amount. Your tortilla should be filled with toppings but not so full they're building up over each other. Go easy on the jalapenos if you don’t like too much heat.
Roll the tortilla up like a cigar. A big fat cream cheese filled cigar.
Lay seam side down on a cookie sheet and bake for 20-30 minutes at 350 degrees. For extra crispiness brush the antojitos with olive oil before cooking.
Once the antojito is cooked and has cooled slightly, slice on the diagonal into 6 to 8 pieces. Serve with sour cream.
Notes
It’s important to dice all the ingredients very small and evenly so they cook through. If they’re too big they’ll be uncooked and crunchy. You may have some leftover ingredients (red onions and peppers) and may need to dice up some more (pickled jalapenos).