Easy Chicken Taquitos

Ingredients

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• ¼ cup butter
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• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
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• ¼ cup minced onion
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• ¼ cup chopped black olives
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• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
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• 1 tablespoon oil
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• ¼ teaspoon ground paprika
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• ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
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• ⅛ teaspoon salt
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• 1 ½ cups cooked shredded chicken
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• oil for frying, or as needed
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• 8 flour tortillas
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• toothpicks
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Instructions

1. 1
   Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; stir in flour until smooth. Add onion; cook and stir until onion is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add black olives, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon oil, paprika, black pepper, and salt; cook and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes.
2. 2
   Stir in chicken; remove the skillet from heat and cover.
3. 3
   Heat oil in a large, heavy saucepan or deep fryer over medium-high heat.
4. 4
   Fill tortillas with chicken mixture. Roll tortilla around filling and secure with a toothpick.
5. 5
   Working in batches, fry rolled tortillas in hot oil until browned, about 2 minutes. Use a slotted spoon or tongs to transfer tortillas to a paper towel-lined plate; serve warm.