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Air Fryer Taquitos made with shredded chicken
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Air Fryer Taquitos

These easy air fryer taquitos are the perfect snack and football food! How to make your own taquitos or cook frozen taquitos in the air fryer.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword air fryer taquitos, chicken taquitos air fryer, taquitos in air fryer
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 273kcal
Author Kat Jeter & Melinda Caldwell

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Shredded cooked chicken
  • 1 tablespoon Taco seasoning
  • 2 ounces Cream cheese
  • 2.5 ounces Shredded cheddar cheese
  • 12 Corn tortillas 6-inch
  • Olive oil or Avocado oil spray

Instructions

  • In a bowl combine chicken, taco seasoning, cream cheese, and shredded cheese. Mix well.
  • Wet a paper towel that is large enough to wrap around a stack of 12 tortillas. Squeeze out the paper towel so it is just damp and then wrap the damp paper towel around your tortillas and place them on a microwave safe plate.
  • Microwave the tortillas for 30-45 seconds then remove and unwrap. This will soften your tortillas so you are able to roll them up without cracking. Note: If they cool too much as you are filling your taquitos then you can rewrap and heat the tortillas as needed to soften.
  • Spoon about 1/4 cup of the mixture onto each corn tortilla before rolling it up and placing it, seam side down, on a piece of parchment paper.
  • Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F for 5 minutes.
  • While the air fryer preheats spray the rolled taquitos with olive oil or avocado spray, lightly coating all sides.
  • Place the taquitos in the air fryer basket side-by-side, do not stack.
  • Cook for 6-8 minutes or until the tortilla begins to lightly brown and is crisp.
  • Continue to cook in batches until all of the taquitos are baked.

Nutrition

Serving: 2taquitos | Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 199mg | Potassium: 225mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 305IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 1mg