Baked Chicken and Spinach Flautas {SRC}

I'm so excited to be participating in my first Secret Recipe Club post today! The idea behind the SRC is this: once a month each participant is assigned a food blog to choose a recipe from and must make it and share it on their blog. I was assigned the blog Healthy. Delicious. this month. Lauren has all sorts of amazing recipes but one in particular really stood out to me...her baked chicken and spinach flautas. 

They're very similar to a taquito so I knew we'd love them! To make them a little easier, I used a rotisserie chicken but other than that, I didn't change a thing. I can't wait to make them again soon! 

Baked Chicken and Spinach Flautas

Recipe via Healthy. Delicious. 

Ingredients: 

1/2-3/4 of a rotisserie chicken, shredded 
16 ounces beer (or chicken broth)
2 cups water
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon kosher Salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 jalapeno pepper, minced
3 cups baby spinach, chopped
5 burrito-size flour tortillas (9 inches)
6 ounces queso quesadilla or other melting cheese, shredded
1 teaspoon olive oil, or cooking spray
Salsa, for serving

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
2. Put the shredded chicken into a saute pan with deep sides and cover with the beer and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the chicken from the liquid. Mix together the chicken and seasonings.
3. Pour out all but ¼ cup of the cooking liquid. Add the jalapeno and spinach and cook over low heat until for 2-3 minutes, or until the spinach is wilted.
4. Cut the tortillas in half. Spoon 1/10th of the chicken (about 1 tablespoon) along the long edge of a tortilla. Repeat with the spinach and cheese. Roll the tortilla up, starting with the straight edge. Place seam-side down on an oiled baking sheet. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
5. Brush the flautas with olive oil or spray with cooking spray. Bake for 10 minutes, then turn them over and bake for until 10 minutes, or until crispy. Serve with salsa.