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Air fryer taquitos on a plate.

Homemade Taquitos

Andrea
Air Fryer Taquitos are an easy air fryer recipe, homemade or frozen. Our homemade chicken taquitos are a quick family meal ready in less than 30 minutes, or a great party food. 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
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Total Time 18 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories/serving 336 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 

  • 2 cups shredded chicken - you can use a shredded chicken breast or shredded leftover rotisserie chicken.
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon table salt
  • 1 teaspoon of coarse sea salt for sprinkling
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 8 small corn tortillas

Instructions

  • Preheat air fryer to 400*F
  • In a medium mixing bowl, mix shredded chicken with garlic powder and salt. 
    Ingredients for air fryer homemade taquitos.
  • Warm the corn tortillas in the microwave for 30 seconds. If the tortillas aren't warmed, they break when handled. With the warmed tortilla laying flat, put about 2 tablespoons of shredded chicken, and 1 tablespoon of cheddar cheese down the center of the tortilla. Make sure not to overstuff the tortilla, or it will break. 
    Corn tortilla with chicken down the center.
  •  Roll the tortilla tightly. Continue until you have 8 rolled uncooked taquitos. 
    Rolling and air fryer taquito.
  • Place the rolled tortillas at the bottom of the air fryer basket. The can be touching, but not overlapping. 
    Rolled, uncooked taquito.
  • Brush the tops of the tortillas with melted butter and sprinkle the tops with the coarse sea salt. 
    Buttering air fryer taquitos.
  • Cook for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown and crispy. 
    Cooked homemade air fryer taquitos in the bottom of an air fryer basket.

Notes

  1. This makes a great meal prep meal. Reheat leftovers in the air fryer to maintain a crispy outside. 
  2. Not all air fryers are made the same and the cook time and temperature may need to be adjusted depending on the style that you have. 
  3. Vegetarian -roast cauliflower and black beans to add as the center of the taquitos instead of chicken. Check out our Roasted Cauliflower and Black Bean Tacos to use as the taquito filling.
  4. Beef- Instead of chicken, use shredded beef. Use at a 1:1 ratio.
    Pork- Instead of chicken, use pork. Pork can be substituted at a 1:1 ratio with the chicken.
  6. Make them bean and cheese for a vegetarian option.
  7. Instead of corn tortillas, use flour tortillas. 

Nutrition

Serving: 3gCalories: 336kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 21gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 1153mgPotassium: 233mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 314IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 168mgIron: 1mg
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