Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos
Crispy air fryer chicken taquitos filled with shredded chicken and cheese, served with your choice of garnishes.
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 12 tortillassee note
- 3 cupsshredded chickenor rotisserie chicken
- 1 cupshredded cheddar cheese or Mexican cheese blend
- 2 tablespoonstaco seasoningstore bought or homemade
- Avocado oil spray
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Guacamole
- Salsa
- Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt
- Cilantro
- Scallions
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F.
- In a medium bowl, combine 3 cups shredded chicken or rotisserie chicken, 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or Mexican cheese blend, and 2 tablespoons taco seasoning. Stir until evenly mixed.
- Warm the 12 tortillas until pliable, either in a hot cast-iron skillet or in the microwave.
- Place one warmed tortilla on a flat surface. Spoon about 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture onto one side of the tortilla. Roll the tortilla tightly and place it seam-side down. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
- Arrange taquitos in a single layer, seam-side down, in the air fryer basket or on the air fryer sheet. Do not overlap; cook in batches if needed.
- Lightly spray the tops of the taquitos with avocado oil spray.
- Air fry at 400°F for 6 minutes, flipping the taquitos halfway through cooking (about 3 minutes), until the tortillas are lightly crisp and the filling is melted.
- Transfer taquitos to a serving platter and serve with optional garnishes: lettuce, tomato, guacamole, salsa, sour cream or Greek yogurt, cilantro, and scallions.
Equipment
- Air Fryer
- Mixing Bowl
- cast-iron skillet (optional)
- Microwave (optional)
- air fryer basket or sheet
Notes
We tested this recipe with corn tortillas, almond flour tortillas (from Siete Foods), and whole wheat tortillas. All worked well! We also know you can easily use traditional flour tortillas if you want.
We have found a cooking spray such asavocado oil(which has no other additives) useful for lightly applying oil to the tops of the tortilla. If you don’t have that, you can just use your hands or a pastry brush to lightly oil the tops of the tortilla.
We have found a cooking spray such asavocado oil(which has no other additives) useful for lightly applying oil to the tops of the tortilla. If you don’t have that, you can just use your hands or a pastry brush to lightly oil the tops of the tortilla.