Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos are the perfect easy dinner! Stop buying premade taquitos at the store and make your own homemade chicken taquitos right at home. All you need are a few simple ingredients and your favorite toppings to get started!
- Prep Time: 10minutes mins
- Cook Time: 10minutes mins
- Total Time: 20minutes mins
- Course: Appetizer, Dinner
- Cuisine: American, Mexican
- Servings: 6
- Calories: 437 kcal
Equipment:
- 1 Air Fryer
Ingredients:
- 2 cups rotisserie chicken shredded
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup Mexican cheese shredded
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 16 corn tortillas
- 1 teaspoon avocado spray
- Salsa, guacamole, and queso for serving for garnish
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken, cream cheese, and taco seasoning. Mix well.
- Fold in the Mexican cheese until just blended.
- Warm the tortillas in the microwave for about 30 seconds, or heat them on a skillet over low to medium heat on the stovetop.
- Scoop 2 Tablespoons of the chicken and cheese mixture onto a corn tortilla. Wrap the tortilla, and repeat until all taquitos have been made.
- Add the taquitos into the air fryer basket in a single layer. Spray the tops of the taquitos with the avocado oil spray.
- Air fry the chicken taquitos at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 5 minutes, flip and spray with oil, and air fry for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until desired crispiness has been reached.
- Serve with salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and queso.
Notes:
- You can use any type of cheese for these rolled taquitos. Cheddar cheese, or even a shredded Mexican cheese blend would all be perfectly fine. An easy air fryer recipe like this one is versatile.
- Makes 16 chicken taquitos.
- This recipe can easily be turned into beef taquitos. You add whatever meat you want to cook taquitos your favorite way.
Nutrition:
Calories: 437kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 21g| Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 512mg |Potassium: 170mg| Fiber: 4g| Sugar: 2g| Vitamin A: 417IU| Vitamin C: 0.2mg| Calcium: 198mg| Iron: 1mg
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