Homemade Taquitos!

(ok, I will freely admit... this is not the best picture in the world. Don't be too hard on me, though, I was in a rush to eat them!)

I made homemade taquitos! And they were so easy! And yummy! And a way to use leftovers that didn't feel, well, left-over-y, if you know what I mean.

Day 1, I made pork tacos.... I quickly browned (on high heat) a boneless pork roast on the stove top with garlic, olive oil, chili powder, and salt and pepper. Then I smothered it with mild salsa and mild green chilies and cooked it in the crockpot for several hours 'til it was fall apart tender.

Day 2 (except it was really Day 3 or 4 because we had other things in between), I dipped corn tortillas in hot olive oil and let them get warm and soft that way. Then I put a tiny bit of the left over meat and a tiny bit of grated cheese in them, rolled them up, stuck a toothpick in them to keep them rolled (the best roller I am not). Baked at 425 for 10-15ish minutes 'til they were crisp and sizzling. SO good. I made seven in my first batch and packed up six for Strider to take as a work lunch and then ate the last lonely one. It was so good I made myself several more before the day was out and consumed them in an embarrassingly quick manner.